STATUS OF PLASMODIUM VIVAX MALARIA IN THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA DURING 2001–2003

JOON-SUP YEOM Department of Internal Medicine and Department of Occupational Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Korean Armed Forces Medical Command, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea; Department of Medical Zoology, Korea Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Department of Microbiology, Gachon Medical School, Incheon, Republic of Korea

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SEUNG-HO RYU Department of Internal Medicine and Department of Occupational Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Korean Armed Forces Medical Command, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea; Department of Medical Zoology, Korea Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Department of Microbiology, Gachon Medical School, Incheon, Republic of Korea

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SEJOONG OH Department of Internal Medicine and Department of Occupational Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Korean Armed Forces Medical Command, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea; Department of Medical Zoology, Korea Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Department of Microbiology, Gachon Medical School, Incheon, Republic of Korea

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WON-JA LEE Department of Internal Medicine and Department of Occupational Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Korean Armed Forces Medical Command, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea; Department of Medical Zoology, Korea Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Department of Microbiology, Gachon Medical School, Incheon, Republic of Korea

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TAE-SEON KIM Department of Internal Medicine and Department of Occupational Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Korean Armed Forces Medical Command, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea; Department of Medical Zoology, Korea Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Department of Microbiology, Gachon Medical School, Incheon, Republic of Korea

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KI-HWAN KIM Department of Internal Medicine and Department of Occupational Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Korean Armed Forces Medical Command, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea; Department of Medical Zoology, Korea Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Department of Microbiology, Gachon Medical School, Incheon, Republic of Korea

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YOUNG-A KIM Department of Internal Medicine and Department of Occupational Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Korean Armed Forces Medical Command, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea; Department of Medical Zoology, Korea Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Department of Microbiology, Gachon Medical School, Incheon, Republic of Korea

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SUN-YOUNG AHN Department of Internal Medicine and Department of Occupational Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Korean Armed Forces Medical Command, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea; Department of Medical Zoology, Korea Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Department of Microbiology, Gachon Medical School, Incheon, Republic of Korea

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JE-EUN CHA Department of Internal Medicine and Department of Occupational Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Korean Armed Forces Medical Command, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea; Department of Medical Zoology, Korea Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Department of Microbiology, Gachon Medical School, Incheon, Republic of Korea

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JAE-WON PARK Department of Internal Medicine and Department of Occupational Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Korean Armed Forces Medical Command, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea; Department of Medical Zoology, Korea Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Department of Microbiology, Gachon Medical School, Incheon, Republic of Korea

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https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.2005.73.604
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Volume 73: Issue 3
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The Republic of Korea experienced a re-emergence of Plasmodium vivax malaria in 1993. The incidence of this disease increased rapidly through 2000 with its geographic distribution expanding from the vicinity near the Demilitarized Zone to the adjacent outlying areas. However, the number of cases of P. vivax malaria since that time period has decreased. A total of 2,538 cases occurred in 2001, and this decreased to 1,761 cases and 1,164 cases in the two subsequent years. A total of 5,463 cases of P. vivax malaria were reported from 2001 through 2003; 25.26% (1,380) were reported among Republic of Korea military personnel, 27.48% (1,501) were among veterans who had been discharged from the military within two years, and 47.26% (2,582) were among the civilian population. Mosquito control activities by the North Korean and South Korean governments, chemoprophylaxis of Republic of Korea Army personnel, and the low level of Anopheles mosquitoes in 2001 may have been factors responsible for the decreasing number of malaria cases. However, local transmission might have taken place in urban regions of the malaria-risk areas that are within 30 km south of the Demilitarized Zone. Extensive intervention and continued surveillance are warranted to prevent the epidemic from re-expanding and to eliminate this disease in the Republic of Korea.

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Reprint requests: Jae-Won Park, Department of Microbiology, Gachon Medical School, 1198, Kuwol-dong, Namdong-gu, Incheon 405–760, Republic of Korea.
Copyright:
Copyright 2005 The American Society of Tropical Medicine 2005
Received:
16 Dec 2004
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Accepted:
09 May 2005
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Published Online:
Sep 2005
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0002-9637
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