J Korean Med Assoc.  2017 Jun;60(6):468-474. 10.5124/jkma.2017.60.6.468.

Current status and outlook of mosquito-borne diseases in Korea

• Yeom JS

• KMID: 2384392
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5124/jkma.2017.60.6.468

Abstract

The recent epidemic of Zika virus in South America caused people around the world to exhibit an increased interest in the impact of arboviral illnesses. In Korea, malaria and Japanese encephalitis are the most important mosquito-borne diseases that occur indigenously. However, with the continuously increasing number of international travelers, the incidence of imported arboviral illnesses is also increasing. Currently, dengue fever is the most common mosquito-borne disease among Korean international travelers. The number of patients with Japanese encephalitis, chikungunya fever, and Zika virus infection is also on the rise. Many countries that have disease-transmitting mosquitoes have already experienced autochthonous arboviral infections due to the introduction of viruses by travelers. Moreover, with global warming and urbanization of the areas in which mosquito-borne diseases occur, the environment is becoming more favorable for mosquito-borne diseases. This concise review describes the current status and outlook of mosquito-borne diseases in Korea.

Keyword

Malaria; Dengue; Encephalitis, Japanese; Chikungunya fever; Zika virus

MeSH Terms

Chikungunya Fever
Culicidae
Dengue
Encephalitis, Japanese
Global Warming
Humans
Incidence
Korea*
Malaria
South America
Urbanization
Zika Virus
Zika Virus Infection

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  Figure 1. Reported vivax malaria cases by year in Korea. Repoduced from Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A guideline for malaria management, Republic of Korea. Cheongju: Korea Center for Disease Control and Prevention; 2017 [2].

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  Figure 2. Reported Japanese encephalitis cases by year in Korea. JEV, Japanese encephalitis vaccine; NIP, National immunization program. Reproduced from Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Epidemiology and management of vaccine preventable diseases. 5th ed. Cheonju: Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; 2017 [4].

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  Figure 3. Reported dengue fever cases by year in Korea.

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