In South Korea, the north border area has been under vivax malaria epidemic since 1993. However, Jeollabuk-do, which is about 300 kms from the border, has not experienced the same epidemic. I investigated a total of 58 notified cases of malaria in Jeollabuk-do in the year 2000. All of the cases had an exposure history in the epidemic area. Among them were 49 ex-soldiers, 3 soldiers who served near the border area and 6 civilians who traveled there. The causal agent of all cases was Plasmodium vivax. Except the civilians, the soldiers and ex-soldiers were aged in their twenties. In the present study, the incubation period was from 6 to 520 days with a median of 157 days, and the latent onset type (92%) was more prevalent than the early onset type. Illness onset of most cases (86%) peaked during the summer season (June to September) despite of variable incubation periods. The time lag for diagnosis ranged from 2 to 42 days with a median of 11 days. Jeollabuk-do has not been an area of epidemic until now, but incidences have been increasing annually since 1996. In Jeollabuk-do, early diagnosis and treatment can be a feasible disease control measure to prevent spreading from the epidemic area.
Human ; Incidence ; Korea/epidemiology ; Malaria/diagnosis/*epidemiology/prevention & control ; Seasons ; Time Factors

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Laser Therapy*

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Communicable Diseases, Emerging*

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The registered number of leprosy patient in Korea is 34,064 in May 31, 1973, but many leprosy cases are not detected yet. There is no doubt that the crucial purpose of The leprosy control propram is to find the hidden or unknown cases at their very early stage of the disease and to keep them under regular treatrnent. It is certain tnat the best method to detect all leprosy cases should be the "Mass Survey" exploring all residents in the project area, however, it is impossible to carry out in all villages of the area. At this time being, the most effective method of new case detection is considered to be the "Intensive Village Survey", of which idea is like a fire brigade excercise. To obtain an advanced and correct information for the intensive village survey, all villages in 6 provinces in which the leprosy conntrol program is carrying out are analysed by prevalence rate, lepromatous rate and the positivity (positive patient) rate, and devided into two groups, i.e, higher prevalence rate area(over 3%) and lower prevalence rate area (under 3%). As the first step of the project, the intensive village survey is recommended in this country with a limitted feasibility of personnel, facilities and finance. If the total survey exploring all residents in village to detect new cases is done, the follow-up total survey is not necessary in the same area. Intensive village survey mainly by house hold contact and neighbors examination would be the most effective method for new case finding and controling the aleady registered cases. (countinued..)
Epidemiologic Studies* ; Fires ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Iran* ; Korea* ; Leprosy* ; Prevalence

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Pensions*

The upshoot and downshoot in Duane's retraction syndrome is believed to be related to a leash effect from the lateral rectus muscle. When the eye is rotated into the adducted position, the lateral rectus muscle slips over the globe, producing the up-and downshoot on adduction. The splitting of the ends of the lateral rectus into a Y configuration prevents the rotation of the globe up or down by stabilizing the muscle's position on the eye. Three patients with Duane's retraction syndrome demonstrated abnormal vertical movement on adduction and underwent a Y-splitting on the lateral rectus. In all patients, marked decrease in the up-and downshoot in noted after surgery.
Duane Retraction Syndrome* ; Humans