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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 Heung Chul Kim, In Yong Lee, Sung Tae Chong, Allen L. Richards, Se Hun Gu, Jin-Won Song, John S. Lee, Terry A. Klein Korean J Parasitol 2010;48(3):237-243. Published online September 16, 2010 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3347/kjp.2010.48.3.237 Abstract PDF 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. Citations Citations to this article as recorded by Comparative Evaluation of Different Tissues and Molecular Techniques for the Zoonotic Surveillance of Scrub Typhus Georgina Parren Ritu, Waseema Arif, Krishan Kumar Sihag, Aravindasamy Chakravarthi, Terence Nathan Anthony, Lakshmy Srinivasan, Vijayakumar Balakrishnan, Ashwani Kumar, Elango Ayanar, Panneer Devaraju Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases.2024; 24(5): 299. CrossRef Prevalence of chigger mites and Orientia tsutsugamushi strains in northern regions of Gangwon-do, Korea Soojin Kim, In Yong Lee, Sezim Monoldorova, Jiro Kim, Jang Hoon Seo, Tai-Soon Yong, Bo Young Jeon Parasites, Hosts and Diseases.2023; 61(3): 263. CrossRef Forecasting Scrub Typhus Cases in Eight High-Risk Counties in China: Evaluation of Time-Series Model Performance Junyu He, Xianyu Wei, Wenwu Yin, Yong Wang, Quan Qian, Hailong Sun, Yuanyong Xu, Ricardo J. Soares Magalhaes, Yuming Guo, Wenyi Zhang Frontiers in Environmental Science.2022;[Epub] CrossRef Co-effects of global climatic dynamics and local climatic factors on scrub typhus in mainland China based on a nine-year time-frequency analysis Junyu He, Yong Wang, Ping Liu, Wenwu Yin, Xianyu Wei, Hailong Sun, Yuanyong Xu, Shanshan Li, Ricardo J. Soares Magalhaes, Yuming Guo, Wenyi Zhang One Health.2022; 15: 100446. CrossRef A Clinical Case of Scrub Typhus in the United States Forces Korea Patient with Eschar and Genetic Identification of Orientia tsutsugamushi Using Multiplex PCR-Based Next-Generation Sequencing Seungchan Cho, Jon C. Allison, Kkothanahreum Park, Jin Sun No, Seung-Ho Lee, Kyungmin Park, Jongwoo Kim, Terry A. Klein, Heung-Chul Kim, Won-Keun Kim, Jin-Won Song Pathogens.2021; 10(4): 424. CrossRef Nationwide Incidence of Chigger Mite Populations and Molecular Detection of Orientia tsutsugamushi in the Republic of Korea, 2020 Min-Goo Seo, Bong-Goo Song, Tae-Kyu Kim, Byung-Eon Noh, Hak Seon Lee, Wook-Gyo Lee, Hee Il Lee Microorganisms.2021; 9(8): 1563. CrossRef Geographical Distribution and Epidemiologic Factors of Chigger Mites on Apodemus agrarius during Autumn in Korea In Yong Lee, Jae-Won Lim, Jang Hoon Seo, Heung Chul Kim, Ku Jae Lee, Tai-Soon Yong, Won-Ja Lee, Jae-Ran Yu, Seobo Sim The Korean Journal of Parasitology.2021; 59(5): 473. CrossRef Bimonthly surveillance of wild rodents and chigger mites in urban parks in Daegu from 2018 to 2019 Yeong Bu Kim, Moon Bo Choi, Ohseok Kwon Entomological Research.2020; 50(12): 609. CrossRef An overview of rickettsiae in Southeast Asia: Vector-animal-human interface Van Lun Low, Tiong Kai Tan, Jing Jing Khoo, Fang Shiang Lim, Sazaly AbuBakar Acta Tropica.2020; 202: 105282. CrossRef Epidemiological Characteristics of Rodents and Chiggers with Orientia Tsutsugamushi in the Republic of Korea Jung Wook Park, Dae Sung Yu, Gi Seong Lee, Jin Jong Seo, Jae Keun Chung, Jae Il Lee The Korean Journal of Parasitology.2020; 58(5): 559. CrossRef Occurrence rates of wild rodent hosts and chigger mites and the infection rate ofOrientia tsutsugamushiin the central region of South Korea from 2015 to 2018 Moon Bo Choi, Yeongbu Kim, Da Young Kim, Ohseok Kwon Entomological Research.2019; 49(8): 374. CrossRef Scrub Typhus Outbreak in Chonburi Province, Central Thailand, 2013 Wuttikon Rodkvamtook, Narupon Kuttasingkee, Piyada Linsuwanon, Yutthapong Sudsawat, Allen L. Richards, Maneerat Somsri, Noppadon Sangjun, Chien-Chung Chao, Silas Davidson, Elizabeth Wanja, Jariyanart Gaywee Emerging Infectious Diseases.2018; 24(2): 361. CrossRef Molecular Epidemiology of an Orientia tsutsugamushi Gene Encoding a 56-kDa Type-Specific Antigen in Chiggers, Small Mammals, and Patients from the Southwest Region of Korea Jung Wook Park, Sun Hee Kim, Duck Woong Park, So Hyang Jung, Hye Jung Park, Mi Hee Seo, Hyeon Je Song, Jung Yoon Lee, Dong Min Kim, Choon-Mee Kim, Byong Chul Gill, Hang Jin Jeong, Jeong Min Lee, Dong Ryong Ha, Eun Sun Kim, Jae Keun Chung The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.2018; 98(2): 616. CrossRef Rickettsia amblyommii associado a roedores e marsupiais nativos da Estação Experimental Rafael Fernandes da UFERSA, Rio Grande do Norte Kaliane A.R. Paiva, Josivania S. Pereira, Zuliete A.A.S. Fonseca, Wesley A.C. Coelho, Guilherme M.S.L. Teixeira, Moacir F. de Oliveira, Sílvia M.M. Ahid Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira.2017; 37(6): 621. CrossRef Infestação por carrapatos Argasidae e Ixodidae em pequenos mamíferos silvestres da Estação Experimental Rafael Fernandes, Mossoró/RN Josivania S. Pereira, Thiago F. Martins, Sebastián Muñoz-Leal, Marcos G. Lopes, Marcelo B. Labruna, Kaliane A.R. de Paiva, Moacir F. de Oliveira, Sílvia M.M. Ahid Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira.2017; 37(7): 741. CrossRef Geographical Distribution and Seasonal Indices of Chigger Mites on Small Mammals Collected on the East Coast of the Republic of Korea Gab-Man Park, Ho-Sung Shin Journal of Parasitology.2016; 102(2): 193. CrossRef *Seroepidemiological Survey of Zoonotic Diseases in Small Mammals with PCR Detection of Orientia tsutsugamushi* in Chiggers, Gwangju, Korea** Jung Wook Park, Jae Keun Chung, Sun Hee Kim, Sun Ju Cho, Yi Deun Ha, So Hyang Jung, Hye Jung Park, Hyun Jae Song, Jung Yoon Lee, Dong Min Kim, Jah Pyus, Dong Ryong Ha, Eun Sun Kim, Jae Il Lee The Korean Journal of Parasitology.2016; 54(3): 307. CrossRef Catenotaenia dendritica (Cestoda: Catenotaeniidae) and Three Ectoparasite Species in the Red Squirrel, Sciurus vulgaris, from Cheongju, Korea Seongjun Choe, Dongmin Lee, Hansol Park, Hyeong-Kyu Jeon, Youngsun Lee, Ki-Jeong Na, In-Yong Lee, Keeseon S. Eom The Korean Journal of Parasitology.2016; 54(4): 509. CrossRef Protective and Pathogenic Roles of CD8+ T Lymphocytes in Murine Orientia tsutsugamushi Infection Matthias Hauptmann, Julia Kolbaum, Stefanie Lilla, David Wozniak, Mohammad Gharaibeh, Bernhard Fleischer, Christian A. Keller, Nicholas P. Day PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases.2016; 10(9): e0004991. CrossRef Prevalence and molecular characterizations of Toxoplasma gondii and Babesia microti from small mammals captured in Gyeonggi and Gangwon Provinces, Republic of Korea Sung-Hee Hong, Sang-Eun Lee, Young-Il Jeong, Heung-Chul Kim, Sung-Tae Chong, Terry A. Klein, Jin-Won Song, Se Hun Gu, Shin-Hyeong Cho, Won-Ja Lee Veterinary Parasitology.2014; 205(3-4): 512. CrossRef Larval Chigger Mites Collected from Small Mammals in 3 Provinces, Korea In-Yong Lee, Hyeon-Je Song, Yeon-Joo Choi, Sun-Hye Shin, Min-Kyung Choi, So-Hyun Kwon, E-Hyun Shin, Chan Park, Heung-Chul Kim, Terry A. Klein, Kyung-Hee Park, Won-Jong Jang The Korean Journal of Parasitology.2014; 52(2): 225. CrossRef Dissemination of Orientia tsutsugamushi and Inflammatory Responses in a Murine Model of Scrub Typhus Christian A. Keller, Matthias Hauptmann, Julia Kolbaum, Mohammad Gharaibeh, Melanie Neumann, Markus Glatzel, Bernhard Fleischer, Mathieu Picardeau PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases.2014; 8(8): e3064. CrossRef Coincidence between Geographical Distribution of Leptotrombidium scutellare and Scrub Typhus Incidence in South Korea Jong Yul Roh, Bong Gu Song, Won Il Park, Eun Hee Shin, Chan Park, Mi-Yeoun Park, Kyu Sik Chang, Wook Gyo Lee, Hee Il Lee, E-Hyun Shin, Xue-jie Yu PLoS ONE.2014; 9(12): e113193. CrossRef Are There Spatial and Temporal Correlations in the Incidence Distribution of Scrub Typhus in Korea? Maengseok Noh, Youngjo Lee, Chaeshin Chu, Jin Gwack, Seung-Ki Youn, Sun Huh Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives.2013; 4(1): 39. CrossRef Comparison of Dragging and Sweeping Methods for Collecting Ticks and Determining Their Seasonal Distributions for Various Habitats, Gyeonggi Province, Republic of Korea Sung Tae Chong, Heung Chul Kim, In-Yong Lee, Thomas M. Kollars, Alfredo R. Sancho, William J. Sames, Terry A. Klein Journal of Medical Entomology.2013; 50(3): 611. CrossRef Monthly Occurrence of Vectors and Reservoir Rodents of Scrub Typhus in an Endemic Area of Jeollanam-do, Korea Seung Hyun Lee, Young-Sun Lee, In Yong Lee, Jae Won Lim, Hee-Kwan Shin, Jae-Ran Yu, Seobo Sim The Korean Journal of Parasitology.2012; 50(4): 327. CrossRef Ecological surveillance of small mammals at Dagmar North Training Area, Gyeonggi Province, Republic of Korea, 2001-2005 Heung Chul Kim, Terry A. Klein, Hae Ji Kang, Se Hun Gu, Sung Sil Moon, Luck Ju Baek, Sung Tae Chong, Monica L. O'Guinn, John S. Lee, Michael J. Turell, Jin-Won Song Journal of Vector Ecology.2011; 36(1): 42. CrossRef Detection ofRickettsia felisandRickettsia typhiand Seasonal Prevalence of Fleas Collected from Small Mammals at Gyeonggi Province in the Republic of Korea Sungjin Ko, Heung-Chul Kim, Young-Cheol Yang, Sung-Tae Chong, Allen L. Richards, William J. Sames, Terry A. Klein, Jun-Gu Kang, Joon-Seok Chae Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases.2011; 11(9): 1243. CrossRef 10,616 View 93 Download Crossref