• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제63권12호
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• pp.477-482
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• 2020

The childhood obesity pandemic has emerged as an important public health problem in many countries. Obese children are likely to become obese adults, and adult obesity is associated with an increased risk of morbidity. Therefore, controlling the childhood obesity epidemic has become a top public health priority worldwide. The current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic may significantly impede this important mission and constitute an unprecedented tragedy in the global battle against childhood obesity. This manuscript presents evidence that the COVID-19 pandemic will aggravate the childhood obesity epidemic and lead to significant weight gain in school children by creating an unprecedented obesogenic environment. Within the last few months, many countries took uncompromising measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including school closures and quarantine. While these steps are often necessary to ensure infection control, they may have a significant negative effect on children's mental and physical health. Physical, nutritional, and psychosocial factors that promote obesity in children during this special situation complementarily contribute to an unprecedented obesogenic environment. Large-scale quarantine and home confinement will impose new and unfamiliar stressors on children, thereby worsening the childhood obesity epidemic. Most importantly, adverse childhood events resulting from a predicted increase in domestic violence within the next few months will significantly contribute to this concern. The scenario presented in this review is of paramount public health importance and must be considered during future pandemic planning. Involved stakeholders, including governments, schools, and families, must make all possible efforts to minimize the impact of the COVID-19 epidemic on childhood obesity.

• 대한원격탐사학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한원격탐사학회 2003년도 Proceedings of ACRS 2003 ISRS
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• pp.349-350
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• 2003

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제61권11호
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• pp.366-370
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• 2018

Purpose: Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the most important diseases that cause significant mortality and morbidity in young children. Data on TB transmission from an infected child are limited. Herein, we report a case of disseminated TB in a child and conducted a contact investigation among exposed individuals. Methods: A 4-year-old child without Bacille Calmette-$Gu{\acute{e}}rin$ vaccination was diagnosed as having culture-proven disseminated TB. The child initially presented with symptoms of inflammatory bowel disease, and nosocomial and kindergarten exposures were reported. The exposed individuals to the index case were divided into 3 groups, namely household, nosocomial, or kindergarten contacts. Evaluation was performed following the Korean guidelines for TB. Kindergarten contacts were further divided into close or casual contacts. Chest radiography and tuberculin skin test or interferon-gamma-releasing assay were performed for the contacts. Results: We examined 327 individuals (3 household, 10 nosocomial, and 314 kindergarten contacts), of whom 18 (5.5%), the brother of the index patient, and 17 kindergarten children were diagnosed as having latent TB infection (LTBI). LTBI diagnosis was more frequent in the children who had close kindergarten contact with the index case (17.1% vs. 4.4%, P=0.007). None of the cases had active TB. Conclusion: This is the first reported case of TB transmission among young children from a pediatric patient with disseminated TB in Korea. TB should be emphasized as a possible cause of chronic diarrhea and failure to thrive in children. A national TB control policy has been actively applied to identify Korean children with LTBI.

• Journal of the Korean Data and Information Science Society
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.271-280
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• 2014

구제역은 전염성이 높고 치명적 결과를 유발하는 우제류 전염병이며, 2010/2011년도에 국내에서 발생한 구제역 (2010/2011 구제역)은 사회 및 경제적으로 국가에 재난 수준의 손실을 끼쳤다. 따라서 국가적 차원에서 구제역의 예방과, 발병 시 피해를 줄이려는 많은 노력을 하고 있다. 이러한 노력의 하나로 구제역의 전염 현상을 확률적으로 모형화하고 이해하려는 노력이 필요하다. 영국에서 발생한 2001년 구제역은 그 규모와 피해가 막대하여, 영국에서는 다양한 확률적 모형으로 구제역 전파 현상에 대한 이해를 통하여 미래의 발생에 대비하려는 연구가 이루어져 왔다. 그러나 2010/2011 구제역에 대하여는 확률적 모형을 활용한 연구가 미미한 편이다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 2010/2011 구제역에 대하여 시간-공간 확률 SIR 확률모형을 가정하고 시간과 공간에 따르는 전파 현상에 대하여 고찰한다. 농림수산검역검사본부에서 발표한 구제역 감염데이터와 통계청의 전국농가센서스 자료의 일부인 전체 우제류 농가의 데이터가 본 연구의 분석에 필요한 정도로 상세하지 않으므로 추정 및 보정작업을 통하여 데이터를 보완하였다. 감염데이터를 이용하여 커널함수를 추정하고, 전국 우제류 농장데이터를 이용하여 시뮬레이션을 통하여 모형의 모수를 추정하였다.

• 한국동물위생학회지
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• 제44권4호
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• pp.291-297
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• 2021

Severe outbreaks of porcine epidemic diarrhoea virus (PEDV) have continued to re-emerge worldwide. Because of the high mortality rate of suckling piglets in PEDV outbreaks, the disease causes significant economic losses in the pig industry. The limited pre-existing immunity against this virus is thought to cause an explosive increase in infection in pig farms. This study aimed to evaluate the clinical symptoms of PEDV after intentional exposure (feedback). During the first few days of the outbreak in a breeding pig farm, 14 sows showed watery diarrhoea, and the disease subsequently spread rapidly throughout the barn. Pigs that were intentionally exposed to PEDV (n=251) showed watery diarrhoea (46.6%), reduced appetite (17.5%), and vomiting (6.0%). However, 75 exposed pigs (29.9%) showed no clinical signs of disease. Four weeks after the feedback challenge, 34 sows gave birth to litters of piglets, which survived with no diarrhoea. Five weeks after the start of the outbreak, PEDV was not detected in any of the examined samples, including environmental swabs. Thus, early diagnosis, prompt establishment of herd immunity, and strict application of biosecurity are good practices to reduce the mortality rates among new-born piglets and control economic losses in pig farms showing PEDV outbreaks.

• 대한간호학회지
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.73-85
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• 1971

A epidemiological study was conducted by author on 925 official reported patients with the first grade legal communicable disease during the period from January 1969 to December 1970 in all area of Kangwon province. As the results of this study, tile following conclusion were obtained. A) Typhoid fever 1. Of all 925 patients surveyed, typhoid fever showed the highest rate as 50.7 percent. 2. Age group from 10 to 14 years old showed the highest rates 3. High epidemic period was from June to September. 4. As for the occupational distribution, unemployed showed the highest rate as 63.2 percent, followed by-21.1 percent in farmer and 9.4 percent in student. 5. Most of all patients(93.7%) were isolated in their own house 6. The morbidity rate was 16.0 per 100, 000 population and case fatality rate was 1.76 percent 7. The mean of the duration from onset to diagnosis and carnation were 11.7$\pm$7.1 days and 25.1$\pm$13, 8 days respectively. 8. Main diagnostic method was almost the clinical examination B) Dysentery 1, Of all 925 patients surveyed, dysentery showed 44.4 percent 2. Age group from 0 to 9 years old showed the highest rate 3. High epidemic period of this disease was from April to August 4. As for the occupational distribution, unemployed showed the highest rate as 73.9 percent, followed by 17.7 person in farmers and 7.0 percent in student 5. the attack rate of agricultural area was higher than of fishing area 6. The mean of the duration from onset to diagnosis and crating duration were 10.4$\pm$4.3 days and 15.7$\pm$8.8 days respectively. 7. The morbidity rate and case fatality rate were 21.8 per 100.000 population and 1.46 percent, respectively. 8. Most of all patients were isolated in own house 9. Most of all patients (97.6%) were diagnosed by the clinical examination C) Diphtheria 1. As for the age distribution, 0-4 years old group showed the highest rate as 44.4 percent followed by 27.7 percent in 5-9 years old group and 22.2 percent in 10-14 years old group 3. Epidemic season was almost in autumn, winter and spring 3. The morbidity rate was 0.96 per 100.000 population and case fatality rate was high as 26.6 percent 4. 66.6 percent of this disease was isolated in their own house and the others were admitted in hospital D) Paratyphoid fever 1. Most of all patients were attacked below 20 years old 2. Epidemic season was almost was almost in late summer 3. The morbidity rate was 0.53 per 100.000 population 4. The mean of the duration from onset to diagnosis and crating duration were 18.3$\pm$1.3 day and 13.7$\pm$0.2 day. respectively.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.338-346
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• 2018

Two molecular epidemiologic methods, IS6110 restriction fragment length polymorphism (IS6110-RFLP) and 24-locus mycobacterial interspersed repetitive unit-variable-number tandem repeat (MIRU-VNTR), are used worldwide in studies of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB). Conversely, because of its poor resolution, pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) is not widely used for MTB. In this study, we improved the 24-locus MIRU-VNTR and PFGE protocols and compared the effectiveness of these approaches for the molecular typing of MTB using 75 clinical isolates obtained from a cohort investigation of high-risk populations infected with MTB. The 24-locus MIRU-VNTR method demonstrated superior discriminatory ability, followed by PFGE and IS6110-RFLP. Next, we analyzed six isolates with clear epidemiologic connections; that is, isolates from patients who attended the same school. IS6110-RFLP and PFGE identified these samples as the same type. By contrast, according to MIRU-VNTR, two isolates differed from four other isolates at one locus each; one isolate was identified as Mtub29 and the other as QUB-26. In summary, the 24-locus MIRU-VNTR assay was the most useful molecular typing method among the three methods investigated due to its discriminatory power, short time required, and availability as an epidemiologic investigation tool. PFGE was the second-best method. Compared with the other loci assessed in the 24-locus MIRU-VNTR assay, the Mtub29 and QUB-26 loci appeared to exhibit greater variability during transmission.

• Childhood Kidney Diseases
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.211-216
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• 2003

장출혈성 대장균에 의한 식중독의 대규모 집단발생이 2003년 5월부터 9월까지 국내에서 발생하였다. 오염된 학교 급식을 통해 감염된 환자들은 주로 서울과 경기도에서 발생하였다. 이 식중독의 결과로, 2003년 한 해, 총 36명의 환자들이 용혈성 요독 증후군으로 진단되었고, 그 중 5명의 환자가 본원을 방문하였다. 올해 대규모 집단 발생 이전에 저자들은 지난 14년간 본원에서 총23명의 용혈성 요독 증후군 환자들을 보고하였는데, 이들은 모두 췌장 효소의 상승이 없었다. 지난 14년간의 보고와는 달리, 올해의 용혈성 요독 증후군 환자들은 심한 복통과 2명에서 현저한 췌장 효소의 상승을 보였다. 저자들은 2003년에 유행하였던 용혈성 요독 증후군 환자 중에서 췌장염을 일시적으로 동반하였던 2례를 경험하였기에 문헌 고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.

• 대한한의학원전학회지
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.23-48
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• 2010

Onbyeong(溫病) is called an acute epidemic febrile disease caused by warm pathogen, a major symptom of Onbyeong is high fever. Doctrine of Onbyeong is a study of an occurrence, progress and treatments of an acute epidemic febrile disease. Doctrine of Onbyeong is valid in the Cheong Dynasty at China. Now, a theory of doctrine of Onbyeong at China and Korea is being applied in not only an acute febrile disease but also many other lifestyle diseases. Onbyeongjobyeon is a book written by Oguktong(吳鞠通). Oguktong was influenced by Jangjung-gyeong(張仲景) "Sanghanron(傷寒論)". Oguktong had organized Seopcheonsa(葉天士)'s medical thoughts and Oguktong's medical experiences. A Samcho(三焦) deteriorated case is divided into three groups - Upper, Middle and Lower-energizer - that is discussed of a vertical progress of Onbyeong. And a Wigiyeonghyeol(衛氣營血) deteriorated case is divided into four groups - Wi, Gi, Yeong and Hyeol - that is discussed of a horizontal progress of Onbyeong. In Korean medicine, there are four types of diagnosis which are watching, listening, asking and taking. Informations, got by four types diagnosis are synthesized and classified for medical treatments. A pulse diagnosis belongs to a method by taking a wrist among four diagnosis. A Korean Medicine doctor makes a conclusion of cause, region and condition of disease by taking a pulse. Because all organs in human body are connected by a meridian system. organs conditions are reflected in a meridian system. So by taking a pulse, a progress and a prognosis of disease is diagnosed In this thesis, by taking a pulse on "Onbyeongjobyeon(溫病條辨)", a location and a feature of disease's cause with weakness and strength of a vital force are examined, and a character of a pulse diagnosis of Onbyeong is examined.

• 한국지역지리학회지
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.464-472
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• 2012

본 연구는 2010~2011년 한국에서 발생한 구제역이 시 공간에서 어떠한 군집 특징을 보이는가를 질병역학적 관점에서 지리정보시스템(GIS) 기반의 공간통계 방법으로 분석한 것으로 다음과 같은 주요 소견을 도출하였다. 첫째, 경기북부의 발생 사례에서는 가축 사육밀도가 높아 주변 농장으로 바이러스 전파가 용이한 환경에서는 구제역이 상대적으로 좁은 공간적 범위에서 시 공간 군집을 이루면서 전파되는 양상을 보였다. 둘째, 여주 이천 안성 등 경기도 남동부지역에서는 전체 구제역 발생 지점이 공간상으로는 밀집해 있지만 시간상으로는 분산되는 양상을 보였다. 셋째, 시간적 범위를 7일로 하였을 때 시 공간 군집의 평균 반경이 25km이고 최소 반경은 5.4km, 최대 반경은 74km로 분석되었다. 또한 구제역 발병 초기에는 군집의 반경이 작지만, 시간이 지남에 따라 군집의 반경이 커진다는 소견에 근거할 때 특정 지점에서 발생한 구제역에 대한 방역계획을 수립할 때 일차적으로 방역 범위에 대한 정확한 평가가 중요함을 시사한다.