• 한국동물학회지
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.408-415
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• 1993

털진드기 개체군에 대한 지리적 분포상과 계절적 소장에 관한 조사를 1990년 8월부터 1991년 12월까지 실시하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. Sherman trap을 사용하여 포획한 325마리의 들쥐들로부터 총 15,679개체의 털진드기를 채집하여 4속 12종을 동정하였는데, 쭈쭈가무시병의 매개종인 Leptotrombidium pallidum이 4,751개체로 전체의 30.3%를 차지하여 우점종이었고, 제2의 매개종으로 알려진 L. scutellare는 1,132개체로 전체의 7.2%을 차지하였다. 털진드기 개체군의 지리적 분포상이 종에 따라 심한 차이를 보이며 각 조사 지역마다 우점종이 다르게 나타났는데, 경기도 고양군 도래 5리에서는 L. pallidum, 포천군 산정리에서는 Neotrombicula kwangneungensis, 파주군 장곡리에서는 N. tamiyai, 전북 익산군 장신리에서는 L. orientale, 이리시 신용동에서는 L. scutellare 등이었다. 털진드기 개체군의 계절적 소장을 보면, L. pallidum은 2개의 정점을 보였는데 10-11월에 큰 정점을, 4-5월에 작은 정점을 보인 후 여름에는 거의 자취를 감추었고 L. scutellare는 10월에만 집중적으로 나타났다.

• 수면정신생리
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.111-116
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• 2005

목 적：기분과 행동에서의 계절적 변동에 대한 많은 연구들이 여러 국가에서 시행되었으며 한국에서도 의과대학생들을 대상으로 한 연구는 있었지만 아직 청소년들을 대상으로 한 결과는 보고되지 않았었다. 본 연구의 목표는 한국의 고등학생들에서 기분과 행동의 계절적 변동의 빈도를 평가하기 위하여 시행되었다. 방 법：서울의 남동쪽 지역에 거주하는 656명의 남녀공학 고등학교 학생들이 이 연구에 참여하였다. 연구대상자들은 계절성 양상 평가 설문지(SPAQ)의 한국어 번역판을 통하여 응답하였다. 이들에게서 계절성 정동장애(SAD)와 아임상성 계절성 정동장애(S-SAD)의 유무를 평가하기 위하여서는 Kasper가 제시한 기준에 따랐다. 결 과：결측치가 발생한 설문지를 제외하고 전체 565부의 설문지가 분석에 사용되었다. 연구에 참여한 이들의 평균 연령은 16.73(SD=0.65)세였다. 이들에서의 전반적 계절성 점수의 평균은 5.88(SD=4.72)이었다. 응답자의 73.1%는 자신들이 계절성의 변화가 생활에 영향을 미친다고 보고하였다. 전체 SAD의 유병률은 13.6%, S-SAD의 유병률은 10.8%로 나타났다. 이 중 여름철 SAD는 5.1%, 여름철 S-SAD는 3.2%였으며, 겨울철 SAD는 0.5%, 겨울철 S-SAD는 1.1%로 조사되었다. 결 론：여름철 SAD 및 S-SAD의 유병률이 겨울철보다 더 높게 나타났으며 이는 기존의 다른 아시아 국가인 중국이나 일본의 결과와 유사한 것이다. 여름 동안의 고온 다습한 날씨에서 오는 불쾌감이 결과에 영향을 미쳤을 가능성이 있다고 생각된다. 이는 SPAQ의 적용에 있어서 동아시아 국가의 기후 특성에 맞는 계절성 정동장애를 위한 새로운 기준이 필요함을 보여준다.

• 한국동물위생학회지
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• 제39권4호
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• pp.231-237
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• 2016

The present study was conducted to investigate the lesion of red internal organs in slaughtered pigs and provided assistant data for pig farms. During March to December 2015, a total of 1,160 lung samples out of 58 herds were collected randomly from pigs slaughtered in Jeonbuk province. In addition, 290 hilar lymph nodes from pig with pneumonic lung lesion (5 samples per herd) were screened for selected viral and bacterial pathogens. Gross lesions of lungs such as swine enzootic pneumonia (SEP), pleuritis, pleuropneumonia, pericarditis and liver white spots were examined. The overall prevalence of SEP was 64.3% (746/1,160). In the analysis of seasonal prevalence, there was an increase of occurrence during the spring months (287/400, 71.8%) and decrease during the fall months (93/200, 46.5%) among the whole herds. The mean number of SEP score per pig was $1.20{\pm}1.28$. The prevalence of pleuropneumonia, pleuritis, pericarditis, and milk spot was 25.5% (296/1,160), 44.1% (512/1,160), 3.8% (44/1,160) and 17.6% (204/1,160), respectively. The most frequent region with lung lesion was diaphragmatic lobes (left 17.1%, right 17.3%). In the detection of viral pathogens by PCR, porcine circovirus type2 (PCV2) was positive in 86.9% (252/290), while porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) was not detected, In the case of bacterial pathogens, 50 microorganisms were isolated by PCR and/or microbiological test. The most frequently isolated bacteria was Streptococcus suis (20, 34.4%), followed by Pasteurella multocida (17, 29.3%), Streptococcus spp. (11, 3.4%), Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae (2, 8.9%).

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제46권2호
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• pp.77-82
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• 2008

Fishborne zoonotic metacercariae have not been reported from brackish water and marine fish from Vietnam waters although these parasites are common in the country's freshwater fish. Both wild-caught and cultured grouper (Epinephelus coioides and Epinephelus bleekeri), and mullet (Mugil cephalus) from brackish and marine waters located in Khanh Hoa province in central coastal Vietnam were examined, and found positive for zoonotic trematode metacercariae. From grouper, Heterophyopsis continua and Procerovum varium were recovered. The prevalence of H. continua ranged from 2.0 to 6.0% and that for P. varium ranged from 11.6 to 15.8%. Mullet were infected with Pygidiopsis summa and H. continua; both of these species are new records for Vietnam. The prevalence of P. summa in mullet was generally high, ranging from 17.6 to 75.5%, and was significantly higher than the prevalence of H. continua (2.5 to 32.4%). There were no significant differences in the prevalence of metacercariae between grouper from natural or cultured habitats, indicating that the highest risk of infection occurs in the wild-caught state prior to their placement in culture. Further, there was no difference in metacercarial prevalence between the 2 species of grouper. Infected wild-caught seed were only observed from January to October. Monthly variation in prevalence suggests seasonal variation in mullet infections occurs in this region with the highest transmission taking place from October to December. Basic investigations on the ecology and epidemiology of these intestinal flukes need to be carried out to determine their significance as a public health problem and the aspects of their biology that may be vulnerable to control interventions.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제62권1호
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• pp.64-74
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• 2024

This pilot study aimed to investigate the effects of regional and seasonal variations on the prevalence of Theileria orientalis and the hematological profile of non-grazed dairy cows in Korea. A total of 365 clinically healthy lactating Holstein Friesian cows from 26 dairy farms in 7 provinces that were categorized into northern, central, and southern regions were sampled during the warm period from July to August and the cold period from October to December. The detection of T. orientalis major piroplasm surface protein gene and the hematology non-grazed dairy cows were analyzed using peripheral blood samples. The T. orientalis prevalence was 20.0% (73/365). The prevalence in the southern region was 35.9%, which was significantly higher than that in the central (21.6%) and northern (12.9%) regions (P<0.05). The prevalence during warm period was higher (43.0%) than that during the cold season (13.5%). The infected cows showed significantly lower erythrocyte counts in the southern region (5.8±0.6 M/㎕) and during the warm period (5.8±0.7 M/㎕) compared with those in the central and northern regions and during the cold season, which affected the extended RBC parameters, including hematocrit and hemoglobin concentrations. Our findings revealed the prevalence of T. orientalis in Korea, highlighting its high occurrence during warm periods and in certain geographical regions. Climatic factors could contribute to the health and productivity of cattle, as evidenced by the prevalence of T. orientalis and its negative impact on animals.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제58권2호
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• pp.121-127
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• 2020

Pakistan is at intersection of hyperendemic regions for hydatidosis. Current study aimed to determine the prevalence of hydatid cysts and cyst characteristics in different intermediate hosts (sheep, goats, cattle and buffaloes) across the 4 provinces of Pakistan. A total of 991 sheep, 1,478 goats, 1,602 cattle and 1,343 buffaloes were examined for presence of hydatid cysts during 2 years (January 2016-December 2018). Differences in frequency of hydatidosis were observed with highest overall prevalence in buffaloes (11.9%) and sheep (11.5%). Highest prevalence and burden of infection were observed in older age animals (23.8%, 9.78±0.49) and females (26.5%, 12.53±0.67). Data for seasonal prevalence alluded to year-round presence of disease with non-significant statistical difference. Organ predilection indicated liver as the most preferred site of cyst localization followed mainly by lungs. An over-dispersion pattern was observed in all infected animals as majority of cysts belonged <10 cysts per infected host category. Highest percentage of fertile cysts was observed in liver of sheep. Interestingly, solitary form of cysts had higher fertility rate than multiple form. Amid lack of data and wide gap of knowledge, this study would try to fill up the lacunae regarding this neglected tropical disease. Extensive rearing of livestock, unregulated official slaughter and home slaughtering have played role in adaptability of E. granulosus in Pakistan.

• 한국해양학회지
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.78-84
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• 1971

A year-long survey of bacteriological water quality for Lake Eui-am in Kang- won Province, Korea, was conducted from June 1970 to May 1971. the purpose of this investigation was: 1) to determinate the seasonal prevalence of fecal pllution bacteria, such as coliforms, fecal coliforms and enterococci, in Lake Eui-am; 2) to correlate these findings with associated microbiological parameters; and 3) to interpret these results with respect to water quality and environmental health. The membrane filter techniques were used, for the determination of these bacteria.Densities of total coliforms, fecal coliforms and enterococci exhibited seasonal variations, the numers of these fecal pollution bacteria being high in summer and fall months in close possitive relation to the amount of rainfall, and being low winter and spring months. On the whole, the level of fecal pollution bacteria in Lake Eui-am is yet quite low There were not any evident correlation among the density of these pollution bacteria. The ratio of fecal coliforms to enterococci of the lake water varied from 0.01 to 4.25 with average of 1.47.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.93-96
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• 1986

The prevalence of antibody to Getah virus was serologically followed among those horses in Korea. Blood samples were taken from 575 horses in February and 462 horses in September, 1985. Overall percentage of horses with seropositive to Getah virus was 37% in February and 47% in September. The data suggest that the Getah virus infection is endemic in Korea and the increase in prevalence may be associated with the seasonal activity of arthropod vectors. This entails preventive precautions of the horses against this viral infection before the entry into Korea.

• 한국동물위생학회지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.121-128
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• 1999

The present study was conducted to investigate the incidence of pneumonic lesions with special regard to enzootic pneumonia and the microbiology of pneumoic lungs from 544 slaughter pigs during the period from October 1995 to September 1996. The incidence of enzootic pneumonic lesion was 76.3% (41s/s44) and pleurisy was detected from 7.9% of slaughter pigs. Seasonal prevalence of pneumonic lesions in slaughter pigs were in order of prevalence of 82.9% in spring, 76.8% in winter, 74.8% in autumn and 69.0% in summer, respectively. Pasteurella multocida, Streptococcus sp, Str suis, Corynebacterium sp, Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae, Hemophilus parasuis, and Klebsiella pneumoniae were detected in order of prevalence from 16.9%, 15.9%, 7.5%, 6.0%, 1.4%, 1.0% and 0.5% of 415 pneumonic lungs, respectively. P multocida were susceptible to oxytetracycline, polymyxin-B, streptomycin, and vancomycin, while the majority of them were resistant to amoxicillin, ampicillin, cephalothin, kanamycin, and penicillin-G. Str suis were susceptible to amoxicillin, ampicillin, cephalothin, penicillin-G, although the majority of them were resistant to erythromycin, oxytetracycline, streptomycin, vancomycin. A pleuropneumoniae were susceptible to ampicillin, and cephalothin, but the majority of them were resistant to oxytetracycline.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제57권4호
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• pp.399-404
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• 2019

Scabies is a parasitic skin infection with intense itching. Scabies infection seriously impairs quality of life, while outbreaks in medical institutions cause financial losses. This study aimed to present the annual and seasonal trend of prevalence of scabies in the national population. Scabies cases were extracted from National Health Insurance Service database and its epidemiologic characteristics were assessed. To analyze the seasonality of scabies occurrence, temperature and humidity were included in the model as weather factors, and the per capita gross national income index was adjusted. The annual prevalence by age group was 0.56-0.69 per 1,000 persons until the age of 40 years and peaked at 3.0-4.1 per 1,000 persons in the age group over 80 years. The number of women diagnosed with scabies has been consistently higher compared to that of men since 2010. Mean number of cases diagnosed as scabies was lowest in spring, approximately 4,000 cases, when the average temperature was less than $5^{\circ}C$ at 2 months prior, whereas more than 6,000 scabies cases occurred in autumn when temperatures exceeded $25^{\circ}C$ at 2 months prior. This study presents the epidemiological characteristics and seasonality of all cases nationwide over 8 years and will help to establish control policies.