- Epidemiologic Transition of Communicable Diseases in Korea: Academia's Contributions to the National Communicable Disease Prevention and Control Programs
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Kim JS, Cheong HK
- KMID: 2303876
- Korean J Epidemiol.
- 2006 Jun;28(1):4-21.
This paper describes the transition of communicable diseases in Korea since 1970s. Some of Korean's general living background and health indicators are introduced, followed by trends in the changes during... -
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- International Cooperation in the Control and Prevention of Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases
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Cheong HK
- KMID: 2303885
- Korean J Epidemiol.
- 2006 Jun;28(1):85-91.
This paper discusses the recent increase in the incidence of emerging and reemerging infectious diseases and the role of international cooperation in coping with such public health threats. The historical... -
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- Surveillance System for Communicable Disease in Korea
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Park O
- KMID: 2303877
- Korean J Epidemiol.
- 2006 Jun;28(1):22-27.
Korea has experienced sporadic cases or outbreaks of emerging and reemerging infectious diseases since the 1980s. Confirmed outbreaks have included leptospirosis and legionellosis in 1984, HIV infection in 1985, enterohemorrhagic... -
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- Modeling and Simulations for Infectious Diseases
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Ki MR
- KMID: 2303882
- Korean J Epidemiol.
- 2006 Jun;28(1):64-68.
Modeling and simulations of infectious diseases are useful tools to estimate epidemic size and determine effective intervention methods. Models are idealized, simplified representations of reality. Therefore, a simple model should... -
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- Case Series of Pediatric Mycoplasma Pneumoniae Pneumonia Inpatients in A Hospital
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Min YS, Lim HS
- KMID: 2303888
- Korean J Epidemiol.
- 2006 Jun;28(1):112-118.
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this report is to examine characteristics of pediatric Mycoplasma Pneumoniae pneumonia inpatients. METHODS: The authors conducted a medical record survey among 236 children under seventeen were hospitalized... -
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- An Epidemiological Survey on the Outbreak of Cholera of Overseas Travelers in Daejeon
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Jin SM, Lee TY
- KMID: 2303889
- Korean J Epidemiol.
- 2006 Jun;28(1):119-128.
PURPOSE: This study was coducted to describe the epidemiological, characteristics of the outbreak of cholera of overseas travelers on Aug. 2005 in Daejeon. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Interview using a standard questionnaire... -
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- Smoking-Attributable Mortality Among Korean Adults: 1981-2003
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Jee SH, Lee JK, Kim IS
- KMID: 2303886
- Korean J Epidemiol.
- 2006 Jun;28(1):92-99.
OBJECTIVES: Cigarette smoking has been widely recognized as a major risk factor for lung cancer and other diseases in Western countries. In Korea, male cigarette smoking prevalence is among the... -
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- Perspectives of Communicable Disease Surveillance in Korea
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Lim HS
- KMID: 2303878
- Korean J Epidemiol.
- 2006 Jun;28(1):28-35.
Environmental and climatic changes and the mobility of ever-increasing numbers of people increase the risks for the emergence and reemergence of infectious diseases. Since communicable disease trends change rapidly, many... -
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- Epidemic modeling and Table-top Exercise for Emerging Infectious Diseases in Korea
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Chun BC
- KMID: 2303881
- Korean J Epidemiol.
- 2006 Jun;28(1):47-63.
Understanding the spread of infections is of vital importance in the control of epidemics and the development of proper policies toprevent infectious diseases. Theory and techniques have been developed for... -
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- Outbreak of Scabies at Geriatric Long-Term Care Facilities in Korea
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Ki MR, Moon HJ, Cho H
- KMID: 2303887
- Korean J Epidemiol.
- 2006 Jun;28(1):100-111.
OBJECTIVES: To investigate an outbreak of scabies that occurred in geriatricfacilities located in Kyounggi-province, Korea, between September 2004 and September 2005. METHODS: We carried out an epidemiologic investigation on... -
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- New Vaccine Technology for Control of Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases
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Kang JH
- KMID: 2303880
- Korean J Epidemiol.
- 2006 Jun;28(1):41-46.
Although the development of vaccines has been one of the most important contributions of immunology to medicine and public health, and despite vaccination having been proven as the most effective... -
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- Control of Avian Influenza: Calls for International Collaboration
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Seong BL, Jung EJ
- KMID: 2303879
- Korean J Epidemiol.
- 2006 Jun;28(1):36-40.
The 1918 "Spanish Flu", cause of the largest causality rate ever recorded in human history with 50 million deaths, is genetically related to the current H5N1 virus, suggesting the potential... -
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- Perspectives of Policies on HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis Control in Korea
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Choi BY
- KMID: 2303884
- Korean J Epidemiol.
- 2006 Jun;28(1):75-84.
Since the early 1990s, Korea has made efforts to strengthen its National Communicable Disease Control System. In 2005, the Korea government developed various goals for communicable diseases control as a... -
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- Implementation of Effective Policies on Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases
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Lee DH
- KMID: 2303883
- Korean J Epidemiol.
- 2006 Jun;28(1):69-74.
The history of emerging infectious diseases was recently reawakened with the SARS outbreak in 2003 that resulted in 8,098 cases and 774 deaths in 26 countries. Korea dealt with 20... -
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