- Surveillance and Vector Control of Lymphatic Filariasis in the Republic of Korea
-
Shin Hyeong Cho, Da Won Ma, Bo Ra Koo, Hee Eun Shin, Wook Kyo Lee, Byong Suk Jeong, Chaeshin Chu, Won Ja Lee, Hyeng Il Cheun
-
Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2012;3(3):145-150. Published online June 30, 2012
-
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phrp.2012.07.008
-
-
3,274
View
-
15
Download
-
7
Crossref
-
 Abstract
 PDF
- Objectives
Until the early 2000s, lymphatic filariasis would commonly break out in the coastal areas in Korea. Through steady efforts combining investigation and treatment, filariasis was officially declared eradicated in 2008. This study surveyed the density of vector species of filariasis in past endemic areas, and inspected filariasis DNA from collected mosquitoes for protection against the reemergence of filariasis.
Methods
Between May and October 2009, mosquitoes were caught using the black night trap in past endemic coastal areas: Gyeongsangnam-do, Jeollanamdo, and Jeju-do. The collected mosquitoes were identified, and the extracted DNA from the collected vector mosquitoes was tested by polymerase chain reaction for Brugia malayi filariasis.
Results
Ochletotatus togoi, Anophel es (Hyrcanus) group and Culex pipiens were most frequently caught in Jeollanam-do (Geomun Island, Bogil Island, Heuksan Island), Jeju-do (Namone-ri, Wimi-ri). and Gyeongsangnam-do (Maemul Island). DNA of B malayi was not found in Och Togoi and An (Hyrcanus) group as main vectors of filariasis.
Conclusion
Lymphatic filariasis was not found in the vector mosquitoes collected in past endemic areas. However, considering that the proportion of vector species is quite high, there is a potential risk that filariasis could be reemerging through overseas travel or trade. Thus, there is a need to continuously monitor vector mosquitoes of lymphatic filariasis.
-
Citations
Citations to this article as recorded by  - The new invasive mosquito species Aedes koreicus as vector-borne diseases in the European area, a focus on Italian region: What we know from the scientific literature
Sonia Ganassi, Antonio De Cristofaro, Dalila Di Criscio, Sonia Petrarca, Chiara Leopardi, Antonio Guarnieri, Laura Pietrangelo, Noemi Venditti, Roberto Di Marco, Giulio Petronio Petronio
Frontiers in Microbiology.2022;[Epub] CrossRef - Monitoring migrant groups as a post-validation surveillance approach to contain the potential reemergence of lymphatic filariasis in Togo
Monique Ameyo Dorkenoo, Martin Kouame Tchankoni, Degninou Yehadji, Kossi Yakpa, Mawèké Tchalim, Efoe Sossou, Rachel Bronzan, Didier Koumavi Ekouevi
Parasites & Vectors.2021;[Epub] CrossRef - Geographical Genetic Variation and Sources of Korean Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) Populations
EunJung Lee, Seong-Chan Yang, Tae-Kyu Kim, Byung-Eon Noh, Hak Seon Lee, Hyunwoo Kim, Jong Yul Roh, Wook-Gyo Lee, Michel Slotman
Journal of Medical Entomology.2020; 57(4): 1057. CrossRef - A systematic review of alternative surveillance approaches for lymphatic filariasis in low prevalence settings: Implications for post-validation settings
Nicholas Riches, Xavier Badia-Rius, Themba Mzilahowa, Louise A. Kelly-Hope, Patrick J. Lammie
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases.2020; 14(5): e0008289. CrossRef - An Insight into the Discovery of Potent Antifilarial Leads Against Lymphatic Filariasis
Pone Kamdem Boniface, Ferreira Igne Elizabeth
Current Drug Targets.2020; 21(7): 657. CrossRef - Prevention and Control Strategies for Parasitic Infections in the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Young Yil Bahk, Eun-Hee Shin, Shin-Hyeong Cho, Jung-Won Ju, Jong-Yil Chai, Tong-Soo Kim
The Korean Journal of Parasitology.2018; 56(5): 401. CrossRef - Phylogeography of the Coastal Mosquito Aedes togoi across Climatic Zones: Testing an Anthropogenic Dispersal Hypothesis
Teiji Sota, Peter Belton, Michelle Tseng, Hoi Sen Yong, Motoyoshi Mogi, Igor Mokrousov
PLOS ONE.2015; 10(6): e0131230. CrossRef
|
