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Seroepidemiological Survey of Zoonotic Diseases in Small Mammals with PCR Detection of Orientia tsutsugamushi in Chiggers, Gwangju, Korea.
Korean J Parasitol. 2016 Jun; 54(3):307-13.KJ

Abstract

Serosurveillance for zoonotic diseases in small mammals and detection of chiggers, the vector of Orientia tsutsugamushi, were conducted from September 2014 to August 2015 in Gwangju Metropolitan Area. Apodemus agrarius was the most commonly collected small mammals (158; 91.8%), followed by Myodes regulus (8; 4.6%), and Crocidura lasiura (6; 3.5%). The highest seroprevalence of small mammals for O. tsutsugamushi (41; 26.3%) was followed by hantaviruses (24; 15.4%), Rickettsia spp. (22; 14.1%), and Leptospira (2; 1.3%). A total of 3,194 chiggers were collected from small mammals, and 1,236 of 3,194 chiggers were identified with 7 species of 3 genera: Leptotrombidium scutellare was the most commonly collected species (585; 47.3%), followed by L. orientale (422; 34.1%), Euchoengastia koreaensis (99; 8.0%), L. palpale (58; 4.7%), L. pallidum (36; 2.9%), Neotrombicula gardellai (28; 2.3%), and L. zetum (8; 0.6%). L. scutellare was the predominant species. Three of 1,236 chigger mites were positive for O. tsutsugamushi by PCR. As a result of phylogenetic analysis, the O. tsutsugamushi strain of chigger mites had sequence homology of 90.1-98.2% with Boryong. This study provides baseline data on the distribution of zoonotic diseases and potential vectors for the development of prevention strategies of vector borne diseases in Gwangju metropolitan area.

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Park JW
Division of Infectious Disease Investigation, Health and Environment Research Institute of Gwangju City, Gwangju 61986, Korea.
Chung JK
Division of Infectious Disease Investigation, Health and Environment Research Institute of Gwangju City, Gwangju 61986, Korea.
Kim SH
Division of Infectious Disease Investigation, Health and Environment Research Institute of Gwangju City, Gwangju 61986, Korea.
Cho SJ
Division of Infectious Disease Investigation, Health and Environment Research Institute of Gwangju City, Gwangju 61986, Korea.
Ha YD
Division of Infectious Disease Investigation, Health and Environment Research Institute of Gwangju City, Gwangju 61986, Korea.
Jung SH
Division of Infectious Disease Investigation, Health and Environment Research Institute of Gwangju City, Gwangju 61986, Korea.
Park HJ
Division of Infectious Disease Investigation, Health and Environment Research Institute of Gwangju City, Gwangju 61986, Korea.
Song HJ
Clinical Pathology, Gwangju Health University, Gwangju 62287, Korea.
Lee JY
Clinical Pathology, Gwangju Health University, Gwangju 62287, Korea.
Kim DM
Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Chosun University, Gwangju 61452, Korea.
Pyus J
Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Chosun University, Gwangju 61452, Korea.
Ha DR
Division of Infectious Disease Investigation, Health and Environment Research Institute of Gwangju City, Gwangju 61986, Korea.
Kim ES
Division of Infectious Disease Investigation, Health and Environment Research Institute of Gwangju City, Gwangju 61986, Korea.
Lee JI
Department of Veterinary Public Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chonnam National University, Gwangu 62287, Korea.

MeSH

AnimalsAntibodies, BacterialArvicolinaeMurinaeOrientia tsutsugamushiPolymerase Chain ReactionRepublic of KoreaRodent DiseasesScrub TyphusSeroepidemiologic StudiesShrewsTrombiculiasisTrombiculidaeZoonoses

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

27417085

Citation

Park, Jung Wook, et al. "Seroepidemiological Survey of Zoonotic Diseases in Small Mammals With PCR Detection of Orientia Tsutsugamushi in Chiggers, Gwangju, Korea." The Korean Journal of Parasitology, vol. 54, no. 3, 2016, pp. 307-13.
Park JW, Chung JK, Kim SH, et al. Seroepidemiological Survey of Zoonotic Diseases in Small Mammals with PCR Detection of Orientia tsutsugamushi in Chiggers, Gwangju, Korea. Korean J Parasitol. 2016;54(3):307-13.
Park, J. W., Chung, J. K., Kim, S. H., Cho, S. J., Ha, Y. D., Jung, S. H., Park, H. J., Song, H. J., Lee, J. Y., Kim, D. M., Pyus, J., Ha, D. R., Kim, E. S., & Lee, J. I. (2016). Seroepidemiological Survey of Zoonotic Diseases in Small Mammals with PCR Detection of Orientia tsutsugamushi in Chiggers, Gwangju, Korea. The Korean Journal of Parasitology, 54(3), 307-13. https://doi.org/10.3347/kjp.2016.54.3.307
Park JW, et al. Seroepidemiological Survey of Zoonotic Diseases in Small Mammals With PCR Detection of Orientia Tsutsugamushi in Chiggers, Gwangju, Korea. Korean J Parasitol. 2016;54(3):307-13. PubMed PMID: 27417085.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Seroepidemiological Survey of Zoonotic Diseases in Small Mammals with PCR Detection of Orientia tsutsugamushi in Chiggers, Gwangju, Korea. AU - Park,Jung Wook, AU - Chung,Jae Keun, AU - Kim,Sun Hee, AU - Cho,Sun Ju, AU - Ha,Yi Deun, AU - Jung,So Hyang, AU - Park,Hye Jung, AU - Song,Hyun Jae, AU - Lee,Jung Yoon, AU - Kim,Dong Min, AU - Pyus,Jah, AU - Ha,Dong Ryong, AU - Kim,Eun Sun, AU - Lee,Jae Il, Y1 - 2016/06/30/ PY - 2015/11/19/received PY - 2016/04/26/revised PY - 2016/05/02/accepted PY - 2016/7/16/entrez PY - 2016/7/16/pubmed PY - 2017/4/5/medline KW - Leptotrombidium orientale KW - Leptotrombidium scutellare KW - Orientia tsutsugamushi KW - chigger KW - rodent KW - serosurveillance KW - soricomorph KW - zoonotic disease SP - 307 EP - 13 JF - The Korean journal of parasitology JO - Korean J Parasitol VL - 54 IS - 3 N2 - Serosurveillance for zoonotic diseases in small mammals and detection of chiggers, the vector of Orientia tsutsugamushi, were conducted from September 2014 to August 2015 in Gwangju Metropolitan Area. Apodemus agrarius was the most commonly collected small mammals (158; 91.8%), followed by Myodes regulus (8; 4.6%), and Crocidura lasiura (6; 3.5%). The highest seroprevalence of small mammals for O. tsutsugamushi (41; 26.3%) was followed by hantaviruses (24; 15.4%), Rickettsia spp. (22; 14.1%), and Leptospira (2; 1.3%). A total of 3,194 chiggers were collected from small mammals, and 1,236 of 3,194 chiggers were identified with 7 species of 3 genera: Leptotrombidium scutellare was the most commonly collected species (585; 47.3%), followed by L. orientale (422; 34.1%), Euchoengastia koreaensis (99; 8.0%), L. palpale (58; 4.7%), L. pallidum (36; 2.9%), Neotrombicula gardellai (28; 2.3%), and L. zetum (8; 0.6%). L. scutellare was the predominant species. Three of 1,236 chigger mites were positive for O. tsutsugamushi by PCR. As a result of phylogenetic analysis, the O. tsutsugamushi strain of chigger mites had sequence homology of 90.1-98.2% with Boryong. This study provides baseline data on the distribution of zoonotic diseases and potential vectors for the development of prevention strategies of vector borne diseases in Gwangju metropolitan area. SN - 1738-0006 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/27417085/Seroepidemiological_Survey_of_Zoonotic_Diseases_in_Small_Mammals_with_PCR_Detection_of_Orientia_tsutsugamushi_in_Chiggers_Gwangju_Korea_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -