J Korean Med Assoc.  2004 Nov;47(11):1035-1047. 10.5124/jkma.2004.47.11.1035.

Trends of Bacterial Zoonoses in Humans in Korea

• Choi CS

• KMID: 1957916
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5124/jkma.2004.47.11.1035

Abstract

Out of 60 national communicable diseases in Korea, 23 are zoonoses, diseases transmissible from animals to humans. Among the bacterial zoonoses, plague, brucellosis, anthrax, Q fever, tularemia, glanders, and melioidosis are categorized as a high-level threat of bioterrorism and biowarfare in the world. In this paper, the trends of notifiable bacterial zoonoses recently occurring or recurring in Korea and other potential pathogens for bioterrorism or biowarfare are reviewed. Notifiable bacterial zoonoses recently occurring in Korea are enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) infection, tetanus, tuberculosis, scrub typhus, leptospirosis, brucellosis, and anthrax. Other bacterial diseases recently emerging are tularemia, ehrlichiosis, and Q fever. However, no human case of plague, glanders, and melioidosis has been reported yet.

Keyword

Zoonosis; Bacterial zoonoses; Notifiable communicable disease; Emerging infectious disease

MeSH Terms

Animals
Anthrax
Bioterrorism
Brucellosis
Communicable Diseases
Communicable Diseases, Emerging
Ehrlichiosis
Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli
Glanders
Humans
Korea
Leptospirosis
Melioidosis
Plague
Q Fever
Scrub Typhus
Tetanus
Tuberculosis
Tularemia
Zoonoses*

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