국내 공수병의 발생현황 및 예방대책

• 영문명: Epidemiology and Prevention Strategies of Rabies in Korea
• 발행기관: 한국역학회
• 저자명: 이중복(Joong-Bok Lee) 이훈재(Hun-Jae Lee) 현방훈(Bang-Hun Hyun) 방지환(Ji-Hwan Bang) 남경옥(Kyung-Ok Nam) 정영의(Young-Eui Jeong) 신영학(Young-Hack Shin)
• 간행물 정보: 『한국역학회지』한국역학회지 제27권 제1호, 53~68쪽, 전체 16쪽
• 주제분류: 의약학 > 면역학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2005.06.01

영문 초록

Rabies is a uniformly fatal encephalitis and cannot be treated, therefore efforts must be focused on preventing the disease. The incidence of rabies in humans and animals has decreased with the introduction of rabies vaccination for animals since the early 1950s in Korea. There was no rabies occurrence either in human or animal for 8 years from 1985 to 1992. However, a case of animal rabies recurred in 1993. Since then, rabies endemic areas were expanded into 17 counties near the demilitarized zone, and 6 human cases were reported from the endemic areas of animal rabies. According to epidemic studies, wild raccoon dogs were suspected to be the transmission source of rabies in dogs, domestic animals, and other wild animals, which resulted in human rabies. Rabies prevention strategies were aimed at the animals capable of transmitting rabies or vaccination for the high risk group and postexposure prophylaxis for the bitten patients. Unfortunately, these activities were not conducted appropriately and substantially. All rabies victims were either not treated or did not receive timely and appropriate postexposure treatment. Prevention of rabies can only be achieved by securing political and financial support for an effective rabies program. Key activities for rabies prevention should include changing current public perception regarding rabies, strengthening surveillance for the exposed person to suspected rabid animals, and laboratory-based rabies surveillance.

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서 론

공수병의 자연사

공수병의 발생현황

외국의 공수병 예방정책과 시사점

우리나라 공수병 예방사업의 문제점과 정책제언

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