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Geographical distribution and relative abundance of vectors of scrub typhus in the Republic of Korea.
Korean J Parasitol. 2009 Dec; 47(4):381-6.KJ

Abstract

A survey to determine the geographical distribution and relative abundance of potential vectors of scrub typhus was conducted from October to November 2006 at 13 localities throughout the Republic of Korea. Apodemus agrarius accounted for 97.6% (80/82) of all rodents, while only 2 Myodes regulus (2/82) were collected. A total of 10,860 chiggers were collected from A. agrarius belonging to 4 genera and 8 species, while only Walchia fragilis (40) was collected from Myodes regulus. Leptotrombidium pallidum (8,137; 74.9%), a vector of scrub typhus, was the predominant species collected from A. agrarius followed by Leptotrombidium scutellare (2,057, 18.9%), Leptotrombidium palpale (279; 2.7%), Leptotrombidium orientale (232; 2.1%), and Leptotrombidium zetum (79; 0.7%), Neotrombicula tamiyai (58; 0.5%), Euschoengastica koreaensis (16; 0.1%), and Cheladonta ikaoensis (2; < 0.1%). L. pallidum was the predominant chigger collected at collection sites in Gangwon (100%), Gyeonggi (87.2%), Chungnam (100%), Chungbuk (100%), Jeonbuk (73.9%), Jeonnam (77.0%), and Gyeongbuk (66.1%) provinces, whereas L. scutellare was the predominant chigger collected in Gyeongnam province (77.9%) and Jeju Island (62.3%). Data suggest a correlation between chigger population abundance and human cases of scrub typhus in Korea.

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Lee IY
Department of Environmental Medical Biology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 120-752, Korea.
Kim HC
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Lee YS
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Seo JH
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Lim JW
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Yong TS
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Klein TA
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Lee WJ
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MeSH

AnimalsArvicolinaeDisease VectorsGeographyMitesMurinaeOrientia tsutsugamushiRepublic of KoreaScrub Typhus

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

Language

eng

PubMed ID

19967086

Citation

Lee, In Yong, et al. "Geographical Distribution and Relative Abundance of Vectors of Scrub Typhus in the Republic of Korea." The Korean Journal of Parasitology, vol. 47, no. 4, 2009, pp. 381-6.
Lee IY, Kim HC, Lee YS, et al. Geographical distribution and relative abundance of vectors of scrub typhus in the Republic of Korea. Korean J Parasitol. 2009;47(4):381-6.
Lee, I. Y., Kim, H. C., Lee, Y. S., Seo, J. H., Lim, J. W., Yong, T. S., Klein, T. A., & Lee, W. J. (2009). Geographical distribution and relative abundance of vectors of scrub typhus in the Republic of Korea. The Korean Journal of Parasitology, 47(4), 381-6. https://doi.org/10.3347/kjp.2009.47.4.381
Lee IY, et al. Geographical Distribution and Relative Abundance of Vectors of Scrub Typhus in the Republic of Korea. Korean J Parasitol. 2009;47(4):381-6. PubMed PMID: 19967086.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Geographical distribution and relative abundance of vectors of scrub typhus in the Republic of Korea. AU - Lee,In Yong, AU - Kim,Heung Chul, AU - Lee,Young-Sun, AU - Seo,Jang Hoon, AU - Lim,Jae Won, AU - Yong,Tae Soon, AU - Klein,Terry A, AU - Lee,Won Ja, Y1 - 2009/12/01/ PY - 2009/07/27/received PY - 2009/10/08/revised PY - 2009/10/14/accepted PY - 2009/12/8/entrez PY - 2009/12/8/pubmed PY - 2010/2/4/medline KW - Leptotrombidium KW - chigger mites KW - geographical distribution KW - scrub typhus SP - 381 EP - 6 JF - The Korean journal of parasitology JO - Korean J Parasitol VL - 47 IS - 4 N2 - A survey to determine the geographical distribution and relative abundance of potential vectors of scrub typhus was conducted from October to November 2006 at 13 localities throughout the Republic of Korea. Apodemus agrarius accounted for 97.6% (80/82) of all rodents, while only 2 Myodes regulus (2/82) were collected. A total of 10,860 chiggers were collected from A. agrarius belonging to 4 genera and 8 species, while only Walchia fragilis (40) was collected from Myodes regulus. Leptotrombidium pallidum (8,137; 74.9%), a vector of scrub typhus, was the predominant species collected from A. agrarius followed by Leptotrombidium scutellare (2,057, 18.9%), Leptotrombidium palpale (279; 2.7%), Leptotrombidium orientale (232; 2.1%), and Leptotrombidium zetum (79; 0.7%), Neotrombicula tamiyai (58; 0.5%), Euschoengastica koreaensis (16; 0.1%), and Cheladonta ikaoensis (2; < 0.1%). L. pallidum was the predominant chigger collected at collection sites in Gangwon (100%), Gyeonggi (87.2%), Chungnam (100%), Chungbuk (100%), Jeonbuk (73.9%), Jeonnam (77.0%), and Gyeongbuk (66.1%) provinces, whereas L. scutellare was the predominant chigger collected in Gyeongnam province (77.9%) and Jeju Island (62.3%). Data suggest a correlation between chigger population abundance and human cases of scrub typhus in Korea. SN - 1738-0006 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/19967086/Geographical_distribution_and_relative_abundance_of_vectors_of_scrub_typhus_in_the_Republic_of_Korea_ L2 - https://doi.org/10.3347/kjp.2009.47.4.381 DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -