Korean J Aerosp Environ Med.  2019 Dec;29(3):96-100.

Epidemiological Aspects of Imported Exotic Malaria Cases in the Republic of Korea and Japan, 2015~2017

• Lee MJ
• Lee WC
• Kwon YH

Abstract

The present study analyzed all of exotic malaria (EM) cases reported in the Republic of Korea (Korea) and Japan from 2015 to 2017 to assess the trends of incidence overtime to review the risk factors for travelers visiting malaria-endemic countries. We investigated 162 cases of EM in Korea with a cumulative incidence rate (CIR) of 0.105 per 100,000 populations nationwide and the CIR of the oversea travelers was 0.238 per 100,000 travelers, respectively. During the same period in Japan, 152 cases of EM in nationwide with a CIR of 0.041 and in the oversea travelers with a CIR of 0.297 were observed. When compared, the CIR of EM in nationwide was much higher than that in Japan (P<0.01), but a CIR of imported by travelers in Korea was lower than that in Japan (P<0.01)

Keyword

Exotic malaria; CIR; Epidemic aspects; Korea and Japan