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http://dx.doi.org/10.5656/KSAE.2020.06.0.019

Distribution of Hard Ticks based on Environments and Detection of Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus in Sangju city, Korea, 2019  

Lee, JaeSeok (Department of Ecological Science, Kyungpook National University)
Moon, KyungHwan (Department of Ecological Science, Kyungpook National University)
Kim, YeongHo (Department of Ecological Science, Kyungpook National University)
Park, Ye eun (Department of Applied Biology, Kyungpook National University)
Jeon, Ji Hyang (Department of Applied Biology, Kyungpook National University)
Kim, Chae Won (Wooseok Girls' High School)
Park, Sean (Wooseok Girls' High School)
Woo, Ji Hyeon (Wooseok Girls' High School)
Jeong, Yeo Jin (Wooseok Girls' High School)
Eom, Jong Won (Wooseok Girls' High School)
Lee, Wook-Gyo (Division of Vector and Parasitic Diseases, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Kim, Young Ho (Department of Ecological Science, Kyungpook National University)
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Korean journal of applied entomology / v.59, no.3, 2020 , pp. 233-241 More about this Journal
Abstract
Several hard tick species in Ixodidae are medically important pests that transmit infectious disease including severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS). In Korea, the number of SFTS patients continues to steadily increase since its first report in 2013, and Gyeongsangbuk-do (province) is the second most frequent area of SFTS patient occurrence. In order to investigate the distribution of ticks in Sangju city, we collected ticks using the flagging method from 26 sites comprising urban green area, vulnerable area of management, and rural area, and examined SFTS virus from the collected ticks in 2019. Based on Collection Index (CI = tick number / 1 h / 2 people), CI 143 ticks, including Haemaphysalis longicornis, Haemaphysalis flava, and Ixodes nipponensis, were collected; the most abundant species among the three tick species was H. longicornis (CI 138, 96.5%). Ninety two percent (CI 131) of ticks were collected in vulnerable area of management, where people cannot easily enter and are not managed by city hall, whereas only 8.4% (CI 12) were collected in the urban green area and rural area. Regarding SFTS virus detection, virus was not investigated from 26 pools containing CI 143 ticks. The results of this study are expected to be used as a recommendation for ensuring the safety of local residents from tick-borne diseases.
Keywords
Haemaphysalis longicornis; Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome; Sangju city; Vector management;
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