Yang Sungchan, Park Gemma, Kim Yuna
Division of Infectious Disease Response, Capital Regional Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Seoul 03741, Republic of Korea.
Division of Infectious Disease Response, Chungcheong Regional Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Seo-gu, Daejeon 35208, Republic of Korea.
Trop Med Infect Dis. 2024 Jun 30;9(7):147. doi: 10.3390/tropicalmed9070147.
To ascertain the incidence trends of scrub typhus in the Chungcheong region, we analyzed the epidemiological survey information of 14,379 cases of scrub typhus reported to the integrated disease health management system of the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention between 2012 and 2022, along with demographic data from the Korean Statistics Information Service. Geographical analyses were performed to confirm the correlation between high-risk areas and the proportion of elderly people. The average age, proportion of elderly people, and changes in the agricultural population were statistically associated with incidence. The incidence of scrub typhus, and the agricultural population, in the Chungcheong region has decreased compared with that in 2012-2013. However, recent trends indicate a resurgence linked to increased outdoor activity, with higher risks observed in older age groups. Additionally, advancing age correlates with a heightened probability of reinfection and additional infections with other febrile diseases. The incidence of scrub typhus in the Chungcheong region (2012-2022) is changing according to age and route of infection, highlighting the need for revised prevention and promotion policies.
为确定忠清地区恙虫病的发病趋势，我们分析了2012年至2022年期间向韩国疾病控制与预防中心综合疾病健康管理系统报告的14379例恙虫病病例的流行病学调查信息，以及韩国统计信息服务处的人口数据。进行了地理分析以确认高危地区与老年人比例之间的相关性。平均年龄、老年人比例和农业人口变化与发病率在统计学上相关。与2012 - 2013年相比，忠清地区恙虫病的发病率和农业人口有所下降。然而，近期趋势表明与户外活动增加有关的病例有所回升，老年人群体的风险更高。此外，年龄增长与再次感染及感染其他发热性疾病的可能性增加相关。忠清地区（2012 - 2022年）恙虫病的发病率根据年龄和感染途径而变化，凸显了修订预防和推广政策的必要性。
