The Korean Journal of Parasitology (KJP)

Associations of meteorological factors and dynamics of scrub typhus incidence in South Korea: A nationwide time-series study

Taehee Chang, Kyung-Duk Min, Sung-il Cho, Yoonhee Kim

Environmental Research.2024; 245: 117994. CrossRef

Climate influences scrub typhus occurrence in Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India: analysis of a 15-year dataset

Solomon D’Cruz, Kotamreddy Sreedevi, Cheryl Lynette, Karthik Gunasekaran, John Antony Jude Prakash

Detection of US and Kobe‐type Babesia microti in ticks collected from small mammals of the Republic of Korea

Tae Yun Kim, Seong Yoon Kim, Jiye Seo, Hee IL Lee, Wook‐Gyo Lee, Hyunwoo Kim

A cross sectional study on molecular prevalence of Orientia tsutsugamushi in household rat population of South India

S. Purushothaman, P. Azhahianambi, M. Dharman, R. Gokula Kannan, K.G. Tirumurugaan, C. Soundararajan, R.P. Aravindh Babu, Panneer Devaraju, John A.J. Prakash

Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases.2024; 111: 102212. CrossRef

Incidence of Scrub Typhus according to Changes in Geographic and Demographic Characteristic in the Chungcheong Region of Korea

Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease.2024; 9(7): 147. CrossRef

Epidemiological characteristics of cases with scrub typhus and their correlation with chigger mite occurrence (2019–2021): A focus on case occupation and activity locations

Se‐Jin Jeong, Jin‐Hwan Jeon, Kyung won Hwang

Entomological Research.2023; 53(7): 247. CrossRef

Prevalence of chigger mites and Orientia tsutsugamushi strains in northern regions of Gangwon-do, Korea

Soojin Kim, In Yong Lee, Sezim Monoldorova, Jiro Kim, Jang Hoon Seo, Tai-Soon Yong, Bo Young Jeon

Parasites, Hosts and Diseases.2023; 61(3): 263. CrossRef

Epidemiological characteristics and spatiotemporal patterns of scrub typhus in Yunnan Province from 2006 to 2017

Pei-Ying Peng, Lei Xu, Gu-Xian Wang, Wen-Yuan He, Ting-Liang Yan, Xian-Guo Guo

Distribution and host selection of the chigger mite vector of scrub typhus,Leptotrombidium deliense, in southwest China

Yan Lv, Xian-Guo Guo, Dao-Chao Jin, Rong Fan, Cheng-Fu Zhao, Zhang-Wei Zhang, Ke-Yu Mao, Wen-Yu Song, Wen-Ge Dong, Ti-Jun Qian, Zhi-Hua Yang

International Journal of Acarology.2021; 47(3): 233. CrossRef

Nationwide Incidence of Chigger Mite Populations and Molecular Detection of Orientia tsutsugamushi in the Republic of Korea, 2020

Min-Goo Seo, Bong-Goo Song, Tae-Kyu Kim, Byung-Eon Noh, Hak Seon Lee, Wook-Gyo Lee, Hee Il Lee

Infestation and Related Ecology of Chigger Mites on the Asian House Rat (Rattus tanezumi) in Yunnan Province, Southwest China

Fan Ding, Wen-Li Jiang, Xian-Guo Guo, Rong Fan, Cheng-Fu Zhao, Zhi-Wei Zhang, Ke-Yu Mao, Rong Xiang

The Korean Journal of Parasitology.2021; 59(4): 377. CrossRef

Molecular evidence of zoonotic Babesia species, other than B. microti, in ixodid ticks collected from small mammals in the Republic of Korea

Tae Yun Kim, Seong Yoon Kim, Tae‐Kyu Kim, Hee IL Lee, Shin‐Hyeong Cho, Wook‐Gyo Lee, Hyunwoo Kim

Veterinary Medicine and Science.2021; 7(6): 2427. CrossRef

Geographical Distribution and Epidemiologic Factors of Chigger Mites on Apodemus agrarius during Autumn in Korea

In Yong Lee, Jae-Won Lim, Jang Hoon Seo, Heung Chul Kim, Ku Jae Lee, Tai-Soon Yong, Won-Ja Lee, Jae-Ran Yu, Seobo Sim

The Korean Journal of Parasitology.2021; 59(5): 473. CrossRef

Distribution Variations of Chigger Mites Collected in Jinan, Jeollabuk-do

Korean Journal of Clinical Laboratory Science.2021; 53(4): 317. CrossRef

Three‐year surveillance (2016–2018) of chigger mites vector for tsutsugamushi disease in the Hwaseong‐Si area of Gyeonggi‐Do, Republic of Korea

Hojong Jun, Seung Jegal, Myung‐Deok Kim‐Jeon, Jong Yul Roh, Wook‐Gyo Lee, Seo Hye Park, Seong Kyu Ahn, Jinyoung Lee, Young Woo Gong, Mun Ju Kwon, Young Yil Bahk, Tong‐Soo Kim

Entomological Research.2020; 50(2): 63. CrossRef

Scrub Typhus: Historic Perspective and Current Status of the Worldwide Presence of Orientia Species

Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease.2020; 5(2): 49. CrossRef

Surveillance of Chigger Mite Vectors for Tsutsugamushi Disease in the Hwaseong Area, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea, 2015

Young Yil Bahk, Hojong Jun, Seo Hye Park, Haneul Jung, Seung Jegal, Myung-Deok Kim-Jeon, Jong Yul Roh, Wook-Gyo Lee, Seong Kyu Ahn, Jinyoung Lee, Kwangsig Joo, Young Woo Gong, Mun Ju Kwon, Tong-Soo Kim

The Korean Journal of Parasitology.2020; 58(3): 301. CrossRef

AuNPs/CNF-modified DNA biosensor for early and quick detection of O. tsutsugamushi in patients suffering from scrub typhus

Deepak Kala, Tarun Kumar Sharma, Shagun Gupta, Rupak Nagraik, Vivek Verma, Atul Thakur, Ankur Kaushal

Bimonthly surveillance of wild rodents and chigger mites in urban parks in Daegu from 2018 to 2019

Entomological Research.2020; 50(12): 609. CrossRef

Analysis of epidemiological characteristics of four natural-focal diseases in Shandong Province, China in 2009-2017: A descriptive analysis

Rui Chen, Zengqiang Kou, Liuchen Xu, Jie Cao, Ziwei Liu, Xiaojing Wen, Zhiyu Wang, Hongling Wen, Isaac Chun-Hai Fung

Infection & Chemotherapy.2019; 51(2): 196. CrossRef

Occurrence rates of wild rodent hosts and chigger mites and the infection rate ofOrientia tsutsugamushiin the central region of South Korea from 2015 to 2018

Moon Bo Choi, Yeongbu Kim, Da Young Kim, Ohseok Kwon

Entomological Research.2019; 49(8): 374. CrossRef

Prevalence of Orientia tsutsugamushi, Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Leptospira interrogans in striped field mice in Gwangju, Republic of Korea

Mi-Seon Bang, Choon-Mee Kim, Jung Wook Park, Jae Keun Chung, Dong-Min Kim, Na Ra Yun, Kalimuthusamy Natarajaseenivasan

Distribution of Chigger Mites as Tsutsugamushi Vectors Sampled in Seogwipo

The Korean Journal of Clinical Laboratory Science.2019; 51(3): 344. CrossRef

Annual Fluctuation in Chigger Mite Populations and <italic>Orientia Tsutsugamushi</italic> Infections in Scrub Typhus Endemic Regions of South Korea

Seong Yoon Kim, Byoungchul Gill, Bong Gu Song, Hyuk Chu, Won Il Park, Hee Il Lee, E-hyun Shin, Shin-Hyeong Cho, Jong Yul Roh

Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives.2019; 10(6): 351. CrossRef

Molecular Epidemiology of an Orientia tsutsugamushi Gene Encoding a 56-kDa Type-Specific Antigen in Chiggers, Small Mammals, and Patients from the Southwest Region of Korea

Jung Wook Park, Sun Hee Kim, Duck Woong Park, So Hyang Jung, Hye Jung Park, Mi Hee Seo, Hyeon Je Song, Jung Yoon Lee, Dong Min Kim, Choon-Mee Kim, Byong Chul Gill, Hang Jin Jeong, Jeong Min Lee, Dong Ryong Ha, Eun Sun Kim, Jae Keun Chung

The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.2018; 98(2): 616. CrossRef

Landscapes with different biodiversity influence distribution of small mammals and their ectoparasitic chigger mites: A comparative study from southwest China

Pei-Ying Peng, Xian-Guo Guo, Dao-Chao Jin, Wen-Ge Dong, Ti-Jun Qian, Feng Qin, Zhi-Hua Yang, Rong Fan, Ulrike Gertrud Munderloh

Ecological characteristics and current status of infectious disease vectors in South Korea

Journal of the Korean Medical Association.2017; 60(6): 458. CrossRef

Chigger Mite (Acari: Trombiculidae) Survey of Rodents in Shandong Province, Northern China

Xiao-Dan Huang, Peng Cheng, Yu-Qiang Zhao, Wen-Juan Li, Jiu-Xu Zhao, Hong-Mei Liu, Jing-Xuan Kou, Mao-Qing Gong

The Korean Journal of Parasitology.2017; 55(5): 555. CrossRef

Species abundance distribution and ecological niches of chigger mites on small mammals in Yunnan province, southwest China

Pei-Ying Peng, Xian-Guo Guo, Dao-Chao Jin, Wen-Ge Dong, Ti-Jun Qian, Feng Qin, Zhi-Hua Yang

Ectoparasitic chigger mites on large oriental vole (Eothenomys miletus) across southwest, China

Pei-Ying Peng, Xian-Guo Guo, Wen-Yu Song, Peng Hou, Yun-Ji Zou, Rong Fan

Parasitology Research.2016; 115(2): 623. CrossRef

An updated distribution and hosts: trombiculid mites (Acari: Trombidiformes) associated with small mammals in Yunnan Province, southwest China

Pei-Ying Peng, Xian-Guo Guo, Tian-Guang Ren, Wen-Ge Dong, Wen-Yu Song

Parasitology Research.2016; 115(5): 1923. CrossRef

Geographical Distribution and Seasonal Indices of Chigger Mites on Small Mammals Collected on the East Coast of the Republic of Korea

Journal of Parasitology.2016; 102(2): 193. CrossRef

Species diversity of ectoparasitic chigger mites (Acari: Prostigmata) on small mammals in Yunnan Province, China

Pei-Ying Peng, Xian-Guo Guo, Tian-Guang Ren, Wen-Yu Song, Wen-Ge Dong, Rong Fan

Parasitology Research.2016; 115(9): 3605. CrossRef

Seroepidemiological Survey of Zoonotic Diseases in Small Mammals with PCR Detection of Orientia tsutsugamushi in Chiggers, Gwangju, Korea

Jung Wook Park, Jae Keun Chung, Sun Hee Kim, Sun Ju Cho, Yi Deun Ha, So Hyang Jung, Hye Jung Park, Hyun Jae Song, Jung Yoon Lee, Dong Min Kim, Jah Pyus, Dong Ryong Ha, Eun Sun Kim, Jae Il Lee

The Korean Journal of Parasitology.2016; 54(3): 307. CrossRef

Catenotaenia dendritica (Cestoda: Catenotaeniidae) and Three Ectoparasite Species in the Red Squirrel, Sciurus vulgaris, from Cheongju, Korea

Seongjun Choe, Dongmin Lee, Hansol Park, Hyeong-Kyu Jeon, Youngsun Lee, Ki-Jeong Na, In-Yong Lee, Keeseon S. Eom

The Korean Journal of Parasitology.2016; 54(4): 509. CrossRef

Distribution and Population Density of Rodents and Chigger Mites in Gokseong-gun of Jeollanam-do, Korea

Korean Journal of Clinical Laboratory Science.2016; 48(3): 242. CrossRef

Effect of Latitude and Seasonal Variation on Scrub Typhus, South Korea, 2001–2013

Seok-Won Kim, Dong-Min Kim, Ye Sul Jeung, Na Ra Yun, Mi Ah Han, Choon-Mee Kim

The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.2016; 94(1): 22. CrossRef

Faunal analysis of chigger mites (Acari: Prostigmata) on small mammals in Yunnan province, southwest China

Pei-Ying Peng, Xian-Guo Guo, Tian-Guang Ren, Wen-Yu Song

Parasitology Research.2015; 114(8): 2815. CrossRef

Analysis of ectoparasites (chigger mites, gamasid mites, fleas and sucking lice) of the Yunnan red‐backed vole (Eothenomys miletus) sampled throughout its range in southwest China

P.‐Y. PENG, X.‐G. GUO, W.‐Y. SONG, P. HOU, Y.‐J. ZOU, R. FAN, X.‐S. HE

Medical and Veterinary Entomology.2015; 29(4): 403. CrossRef

Surveillance of potential hosts and vectors of scrub typhus in Taiwan

Chi-Chien Kuo, Pei-Lung Lee, Chun-Hsung Chen, Hsi-Chieh Wang

Urbanization of Scrub Typhus Disease in South Korea

Sang-Won Park, Na-Young Ha, Boyeong Ryu, Ji Hwan Bang, Hoyeon Song, Yuri Kim, Gwanghun Kim, Myoung-don Oh, Nam-Hyuk Cho, Jong-koo Lee, Darren J. Gray

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases.2015; 9(5): e0003814. CrossRef

Epidemiology of Scrub Typhus and the Eschars Patterns in South Korea from 2008 to 2012

Ji-Hyuk Park, Sun-Ja Kim, Seung-Ki Youn, Kisoo Park, Jin Gwack

Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases.2014; 67(6): 458. CrossRef

Larval Chigger Mites Collected from Small Mammals in 3 Provinces, Korea

In-Yong Lee, Hyeon-Je Song, Yeon-Joo Choi, Sun-Hye Shin, Min-Kyung Choi, So-Hyun Kwon, E-Hyun Shin, Chan Park, Heung-Chul Kim, Terry A. Klein, Kyung-Hee Park, Won-Jong Jang

The Korean Journal of Parasitology.2014; 52(2): 225. CrossRef

Meteorological factors and risk of scrub typhus in Guangzhou, southern China, 2006–2012

Tiegang Li, Zhicong Yang, Zhiqiang Dong, Ming Wang

Coincidence between Geographical Distribution of Leptotrombidium scutellare and Scrub Typhus Incidence in South Korea

Jong Yul Roh, Bong Gu Song, Won Il Park, Eun Hee Shin, Chan Park, Mi-Yeoun Park, Kyu Sik Chang, Wook Gyo Lee, Hee Il Lee, E-Hyun Shin, Xue-jie Yu

Unusual Genotypic Distribution of Orientia tsutsugamushi Strains Causing Human Infections on Jeju Island

Young-Sang Koh, Jeong Rae Yoo, Sohyun Kim, Seok Kim, Sang Taek Heo

The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.2014; 90(3): 507. CrossRef

Abundances and host relationships of chigger mites in Yunnan Province, China

Y.‐Z. ZHAN, X.‐G. GUO, J. R. SPEAKMAN, X.‐H. ZUO, D. WU, Q.‐H. WANG, Z.‐H. YANG

Medical and Veterinary Entomology.2013; 27(2): 194. CrossRef

Repellency of Cassia Bark, Eucalyptus, and Star Anise Oils and Their Major Constituents toLeptotrombidium pallidum(Acari: Trombiculidae)

E-Hyun Shin, Bong Gu Song, Hee Il Lee, Mi Yeoun Park, Young-Joon Ahn, Kyu-Sik Chang

Journal of Medical Entomology.2013; 50(3): 579. CrossRef

Environmental survey on the vectors and hosts of Tsutsugamushi disease in Jeonnam province, Korea

Korean Journal of Veterinary Service.2012; 35(3): 183. CrossRef

Epidemiological Characteristics of Scrub Typhus in Korea, 2009

Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives.2010; 1(1): 55. CrossRef

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

Heung Chul Kim, In Yong Lee, Sung Tae Chong, Allen L. Richards, Se Hun Gu, Jin-Won Song, John S. Lee, Terry A. Klein

The Korean Journal of Parasitology.2010; 48(3): 237. CrossRef