National Early Warning System Construction for Timely Surveillance of Foodborne Disease Outbreaks-PulseNet Korea.
- Author:
Shukho KIM
1
;
Sang Won LEE
;
Seonghan KIM
;
Junyoung KIM
;
Hye Young LEE
;
Yeon Ho KANG
;
Mi Sun PARK
;
Bok Kwon LEE
Author Information
1. Division of Enteric Bacterial Infections, Center for Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Health, Seoul, Korea. bokrates@nih.go.kr
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords:
Foodborne disease;
Surveillance;
Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis
- MeSH:
Academies and Institutes;
Disease Outbreaks;
Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field;
Foodborne Diseases*;
Hospitals, Isolation;
Humans;
Korea*;
Lunch
- From:
Infection and Chemotherapy
2006;38(6):309-315
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Foodborne illnesses and big outbreaks have been increased because of the widespread of lunch distribution at school, mass production of food products, and international food trades. It is important to find the origin of contamination by various pathogens in an early stage of the outbreaks for the disease control and prevention. For the purpose of construction of the early warning system, Korea National Institute of Health (KNIH) inaugurated PulseNet Korea in 2005. The organization of PulseNet Korea consists of KNIH as a center and the participating laboratories including Korea Food & Drug Administration (KFDA), National Veterinary Research & Quarantine Station (NVRQS), and regional Institutes of Health & Environment. PulseNet Korea has focused on training researchers from participating laboratories as well as playing an important role in PulseNet International. In this review, PulseNet Korea construction is introduced as a national early warning system for timely surveillance of foodborne diseases.
