Infectious diseases of Busan, the capital of evacuation, and support activities of the UN Civil Assistant Command
Infectious diseases of Busan, the capital of evacuation, and support activities of the UN Civil Assistant Command
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10.19169/hd.2022.2.43.37
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2022-01-01
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Cho, Sung Hun
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Cho, Sung Hun
After the outbreak of the war, the number of epidemics increased seriously in Busan with the rushing number of refugees. The population of Busan was 883,339, including about 270,000 refugees in the early June 1951. Among them, smallpox vaccination accounted for 69.3%, typhoid vaccination 62.6%, and typhus 75.7%. From January 1, 1951 to July 1, 1954, smallpox vaccination in Gyeongsangnam-do including Busan, reached 160% of the population, 200% of typhoid, and 98% of typhus.With such an effective control, after October 1951, the infectious diseases in Busan had been stable. This means the success of the UNCACK's public health policy overcoming shortages of medical personnel, low medical facilities, and refrigerators. In addition to vaccinations that have secured more vaccines than the population and mobilized even policemen, DDT was sprayed not only on individuals but also on houses, public buildings, and toilets. In cooperation with the Korean government and Busan City, the improvement of sanitary conditions was also helped by the water disinfection and water supply expansion and cleaning campaigns, as well as manpower to collect excrement, filth, and garbage, and trucks, handcarts, and oxcarts. Also, it was a meaningful measure to adequately disperse the refugees in Busan from the initial 350,000 to 270,000.The epidemic prevention performance that had been successful until the end of 1952. But there were loopholes in the prevention measures such as omission of vaccination for children and avoidance of quarantine in early February 1953, the case of 69 smallpox outbreaks and 24 deaths in Busan. On the other hand, tuberculosis was pushed aside by the epidemic prevention and control, and full-scale measures were not implemented until 1952. In late February 1952, the test started in Busan, and 100,000 people completed the test, and the vaccination was expanded to children. As the target was limited, full-scale preventive measures were necessary after the war.