Serosurveillance of Scrub Typhus in Small Mammals Collected from Military Training Sites near the DMZ, Northern Gyeonggi-do, Korea, and Analysis of the Relative Abundance of Chiggers from Mammals Examined
Serosurveillance of Scrub Typhus in Small Mammals Collected from Military Training Sites near the DMZ, Northern Gyeonggi-do, Korea, and Analysis of the Relative Abundance of Chiggers from Mammals Examined
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10.3347/kjp.2010.48.3.237
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2010-09-01
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Klein, Terry A.
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Kim, Heung Chul;Lee, In Yong;Klein, Terry A.
对韩国北方京畿道非军事区（DMZ）附近的军事训练场采集的小型哺乳动物进行全面的季度血清监测，以确定军事人员潜在的啮齿动物传播和相关的体外寄生虫病风险。啮齿动物和食虫动物共1，196只，代表8种，黑线姬鼠（87.3%，n = 1，044），小家鼠（5.4%，n = 65），长尾大鳄鱼（3.3%，n = 40），东方田鼠（2.6%，n = 31），微小田鼠检测恙虫病东方体抗体阳性率分别为0.3%、0.3%。O. 8种恙虫病中有6种检出抗体并测定血清阳性率; agrarius（45.6%）、M. musculus（23.1%）、M. fortis（48.4%）、M. minutus（50.0%）、T. triton（50.0%）和R.褐家鼠占25.0%。从508只啮齿动物和食虫动物中采集恙螨31，184只，经玻片固定鉴定为4属10种。采集频率最高的是苍白纤恙螨（53.4%），其次是L.须恙螨（15.7%）、田谷新恙螨（14.3%）、L.东方L.（10.7%）、L. zetum（3.1%）、脆弱Walchia fragilis（2.1%）和L. gemiticulum（0.8%）; subintermedium，N. gardellai和朝鲜卷蛾（Euschoengastia koreaensis）很少观察到（患病率< 10%）。与以往调查相比，恙虫病主要传播媒介恙螨指数较高。pallidum（165.4），L. orientale（45.0）和L.须（21.4），在春季观察到。
Comprehensive quarterly serosurveillance on scrub typhus in small mammals collected from military training sites located near the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), northern Gyeonggi-do (Province), ROK was conducted to determine the potential rodent-borne and associated ectoparasite disease risks to military personnel. A total of 1,196 rodents and insectivores representing 8 species, Apodemus agrarius (87.3%, n = 1,044), Mus musculus (5.4%, n = 65), Crocidura lasiura (3.3%, n = 40), Microtus fortis (2.6%, n = 31), Micromys minutus (0.3%, n = 4), Tscherskia triton (0.3%, n = 4), Rattus norvegicus (0.3%, n = 4), and Myodes regulus (0.3%, n = 4) were assayed for the presence of antibodies to Orientia tsutsugamushi. O. tsutsugamushi antibodies were detected in 6 of 8 species and seroprevalence determined; A. agrarius (45.6%), M. musculus (23.1%), M. fortis (48.4%), M. minutus (50.0%), T. triton (50.0%), and R. norvegicus (25.0%). A total of 31,184 chigger mites collected from 508 rodents and insectivores were slide-mounted and 10 species belonging to 4 genera were identified. Leptotrombidium pallidum (53.4%) was the most frequently collected, followed by L. palpale (15.7%), Neotrombicula tamiyai (14.3%), L. orientale (10.7%), L. zetum (3.1%), Walchia fragilis (2.1%), and L. gemiticulum (0.8%), while the remaining 3 species, L. subintermedium, N. gardellai, and Euschoengastia koreaensis were rarely observed (prevalence < 10%). In contrast to previous surveys, higher chigger indices of the primary scrub typhus vectors, L. pallidum (165.4), L. orientale (45.0), and L. palpale (21.4), were observed during the spring season.