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Epidemiological Aspects of Tsutsugamushi Disease (Scrub Typhus) Outbreaks in Republic of Korea and Japan

Year: 2022

Type: article

Abstract: Tsutsugamushi disease (TD), also called scrub typhus, is a vector-borne zoonosis caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi (Family: Rickettsiaceae).The vector is the larval form of the trombiculid mite and the infection occurs through bites of the infected mite commonly found in central, southern and eastern Asia including China, Korea and Japan [1-5].In Korea, since eight cases of TD occurred among the United Nations Army soldiers in the Korean War in 1951-1953 [1,4], no cases had been reported for more than 30 years until 64 cases of the disease were reported in 1985 [1,4,6].This organism is transmitted by infected trombiculid mites, especially Leptotrombidium pallidum and Leptotrombidium scutellare, which are well-known virulent vectors in Korea [1,7].The dominant strains of O.tsutsugamushi in Korea are the Boryong, Karp, and Gilliam types, while those in Japan are the Epidemiological Aspects of Tsutsugamushi Disease (Scrub Typhus) Outbreaks in Republic of Korea and Japan

Source: The Korean Journal of Aerospace and Environmental Medicine

DOI: 10.46246/kjasem.220009

Authors: Myeong-Jin Lee, Bok Soon Han, Won-Chang Lee, Young Hwan Kwon

Institutions: Otemae University, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University, Konkuk University

Language: English

Topic: Vector-borne infectious diseases

Subfield: Parasitology

Field: Immunology and Microbiology

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $15