{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["11(4)"],"submitter":["Park JW"],"funding":["Health and Environment Research Institute"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Objectives</h4>The importance of tick-borne diseases is increasing because of climate change, with a lack of long-term studies on tick-borne pathogens in South Korea. To understand the epidemiological characteristics of tick-borne diseases, the monthly distribution of field ticks throughout the year was studied in South Korea between May 2014 and April 2018 in a cross sectional study.<h4>Methods</h4>The presence of various tick-borne pathogens (<i>Rickettsia</i> species, <i>Borrelia</i> species, <i>Anaplasma phagocytophilum</i>) was confirmed by using polymerase chain reaction, to provide information for a prevention strategy against tick-borne pathogenic infections, through increased understanding of the relationship between seasonal variation and risk of infection with <i>Rickettsia</i> species. This was performed using logistic regression analysis (SPSS 20, IBM, USA) of the data obtained from the study.<h4>Results</h4>During the study period there were 11,717 ticks collected and 4 species identified. <i>Haemapysalis longicornis</i> was the most common species (<i>n</i> = 10,904, 93.1%), followed by <i>Haemapysalis flava</i> (<i>n</i> = 656, 5.6%), <i>Ixodes nipponensis</i> (<i>n</i> = 151, 1.3%), and <i>Amblyomma testudinarium</i> (<i>n</i> = 6, 0.05%) The results of this cross-sectional study showed that <i>Haemapysalis flava</i> carried a higher risk of transmission of <i>Rickettsia</i> species than other tick species (<i>p</i> < 0.05).<h4>Conclusion</h4>In conclusion, due attention should be paid to preventing tick-borne infections in humans whilst engaged in outdoor activities in Spring and Autumn, particularly in places where there is a high prevalence of ticks."],"journal":["Osong public health and research perspectives"],"pagination":["177-184"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC7442441"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Epidemiological Characteristics of Field Tick-Borne Pathogens in Gwang-ju Metropolitan Area, South Korea, from 2014 to 2018."],"pmcid":["PMC7442441"],"pubmed_authors":["Park JW","Chung JK","Lee SH","Seo JJ","Lee GS"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Epidemiological Characteristics of Field Tick-Borne Pathogens in Gwang-ju Metropolitan Area, South Korea, from 2014 to 2018.","description":"<h4>Objectives</h4>The importance of tick-borne diseases is increasing because of climate change, with a lack of long-term studies on tick-borne pathogens in South Korea. To understand the epidemiological characteristics of tick-borne diseases, the monthly distribution of field ticks throughout the year was studied in South Korea between May 2014 and April 2018 in a cross sectional study.<h4>Methods</h4>The presence of various tick-borne pathogens (<i>Rickettsia</i> species, <i>Borrelia</i> species, <i>Anaplasma phagocytophilum</i>) was confirmed by using polymerase chain reaction, to provide information for a prevention strategy against tick-borne pathogenic infections, through increased understanding of the relationship between seasonal variation and risk of infection with <i>Rickettsia</i> species. This was performed using logistic regression analysis (SPSS 20, IBM, USA) of the data obtained from the study.<h4>Results</h4>During the study period there were 11,717 ticks collected and 4 species identified. <i>Haemapysalis longicornis</i> was the most common species (<i>n</i> = 10,904, 93.1%), followed by <i>Haemapysalis flava</i> (<i>n</i> = 656, 5.6%), <i>Ixodes nipponensis</i> (<i>n</i> = 151, 1.3%), and <i>Amblyomma testudinarium</i> (<i>n</i> = 6, 0.05%) The results of this cross-sectional study showed that <i>Haemapysalis flava</i> carried a higher risk of transmission of <i>Rickettsia</i> species than other tick species (<i>p</i> < 0.05).<h4>Conclusion</h4>In conclusion, due attention should be paid to preventing tick-borne infections in humans whilst engaged in outdoor activities in Spring and Autumn, particularly in places where there is a high prevalence of ticks.","dates":{"release":"2020-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2020 Aug","modification":"2024-11-13T13:42:58.362Z","creation":"2020-09-06T07:09:16Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC7442441","cross_references":{"pubmed":["32864308"],"doi":["10.24171/j.phrp.2020.11.4.06"]}}