| epidemiological studies on host animals of tsutsugamushi disease in korea. | epidemiological studies on host rodents of tsutsugamushi disease were carried out during the period of july-september 1990 at nine localities of central korea. among total 111 wild rodents trapped by the modified sherman live traps, 103 were apodemus agrarius (92.8%), seven were crocidura lasiura (6.3%) and one was microtus fortis (0.9%), showing 24.0% of trapping rate in winter, 11.7% in spring, 11.2% in summer and 12.0% in autumn. out of 103 a. agrarius 84 were parasitized by chiggers, showing ... | 1991 | 1954201 |
| serosurveillance of scrub typhus in small mammals collected from military training sites near the dmz, northern gyeonggi-do, korea, and analysis of the relative abundance of chiggers from mammals examined. | comprehensive quarterly serosurveillance on scrub typhus in small mammals collected from military training sites located near the demilitarized zone (dmz), northern gyeonggi-do (province), rok was conducted to determine the potential rodent-borne and associated ectoparasite disease risks to military personnel. a total of 1,196 rodents and insectivores representing 8 species, apodemus agrarius (87.3%, n = 1,044), mus musculus (5.4%, n = 65), crocidura lasiura (3.3%, n = 40), microtus fortis (2.6% ... | 2010 | 20877503 |