Animal poisoning in Korea in 1974-June 2013.
- Author:
Hyunkyoung LEE
1
;
You Chan BAE
;
Boram LEE
;
Kyunghyun LEE
;
Kanghyun BAEK
;
Myoung Heon LEE
Author Information
1. Animal Disease Diagnostic Division, Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, Anyang 430-757, Korea. vetlee@korea.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency;
animal poisoning;
Korea
- MeSH:
Animals*;
Botulinum Toxins;
Cattle;
Korea*;
Plants;
Poisoning*;
Quarantine
- From:Korean Journal of Veterinary Research
2013;53(3):149-153
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Animal poisoning has been occurred in Korea. However, the lack of the data about animal poisoning in Korea makes clinicians and diagnostician difficult to obtain information on poisoning cases. In this paper, we tried to gather information about animal poisoning from 1974 to June 2013 in Korea. Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency (QIA) record database were used to examine recent trends in animal poisoning. The analysis showed that the cattle was reported to be the most common species involved in animal poisoning and botulinum toxin constituted the primary group of toxicants. Animal poisoning occurred frequently on January and in Gyenggi-do. Although the data present in this manuscript is a little, it will be helpful to understand the general trend of animal poisoning in Korea.
