- Original Article
- Distribution of Pathogenic Vibrio Species in the Coastal Seawater of South Korea (2017–2018)
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Seung Hun Lee, Hee Jung Lee, Go Eun Myung, Eun Jin Choi, In A Kim, Young Il Jeong, Gi Jun Park, Sang Moon Soh
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Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2019;10(6):337-342. Published online December 31, 2019
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Objectives
Pathogenic Vibrio species are widely distributed in warm estuarine and coastal environments, and can infect humans through the consumption of raw or mishandled contaminated seafood and seawater. For this reason, the distribution of these bacteria in South Korea was investigated.
Methods
Seawater samples were collected from 145 coastal area points in the aquatic environment in which Vibrio species live. Environmental data (i.e.,... |
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- Risk of Water and Food-Borne Communicable Diseases in Travelers Entering Korea
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Kyung Sook Jung, Yu Mi Jang, Ji Hye Hwang, Gi Jun Park, Tae Jong Son
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Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2019;10(4):215-220. Published online August 31, 2019
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Objectives
It was supposed to analyze status and affecting factors in water and food-borne communicable disease by screening entrants with diarrhea symptom at the point of entry in Korea
Methods
Symptomatic travelers with water and food-borne communicable diseases who entered Korea were diagnosed by a health declaration and detection of causative agents in water and food using laboratory tests. Among those entered in... |
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