Seasonal and Environmental Determinants of Leptospirosis and Scrub Typhus in Small Mammals Captured at a US Military Training Site (Dagmar North), Republic of Korea, 2001-2004
- Authors
- Payne, Kevin S.; Klein, Terry A.; Otto, Jean L.; Kim, Heung-Chul; Chong, Sung-Tae; Ha, Si Jung; Gu, Se Hun; Jeong, Ji Hae; Baek, Luck Ju; Song, Jin-Won
- Issue Date
- 10월-2009
- Publisher
- ASSOC MILITARY SURG US
- Citation
- MILITARY MEDICINE, v.174, no.10, pp.1061 - 1067
- Indexed
- SCIE
SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- MILITARY MEDICINE
- Volume
- 174
- Number
- 10
- Start Page
- 1061
- End Page
- 1067
- URI
- https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/119221
- DOI
- 10.7205/MILMED-D-00-3809
- ISSN
- 0026-4075
- Abstract
- Objective: This study sought to identify seasonal and environmental determinants of scrub typhus, murine typhus, and leptospirosis in small mammals trapped at Dagmar North training area, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. Methods: Small mammals received titer assays to the aforementioned diseases. Logistic regression analyses were conducted to determine whether associations existed between risk of small-mammal infection and independent variables such as season of capture, habitat, small-mammal species, and sex. Results: Murine typhus was not detected among the animals assayed. Risk of scrub typhus infection was associated with season, habitat, and small-mammal species. Risk of leptospirosis infection was associated with season and habitat. Conclusions: These findings indicate determinants of infection exist for scrub typhus and leptospirosis at this training site. This information can be used for developing appropriate preventive medicine plans and coordinating troop activity during periods of reduced exposure decreasing the likelihood of disease transmission to humans.
- Files in This Item
- There are no files associated with this item.
- Appears in
Collections - College of Medicine > Department of Medical Science > 1. Journal Articles
- Graduate School > Department of Biomedical Sciences > 1. Journal Articles
Items in ScholarWorks are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.