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Short Communication
Volume 3, Number 3, June 2011, pages 139-142
Epidemiological Aspects of Exotic Malaria and Dengue Fever in Travelers in Korea
Tables
| Exotic Malaria | Dengue Fever | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases (Rate) | 95% CI | Cases (Rate) | 95% CI | |
| IR: incidence rate per 100,000 population (2001 - 2008); 95% CI: confidence intervals of 95% of rate.Chi-square analysis indicated a significant difference from the total value. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01. | ||||
| Total (I.R.) | 345 (0.091) | 0.081 - 0.101 | 262 (0.063) | 0.055 - 0.071 |
| Season | ||||
| Spring | 73 (24.3)* | 17.5 - 26.3 | 36 (14.2) | 9.9 - 18.5 |
| Summer | 118 (35.3) | 30.2 - 40.4 | 125 (49.2)** | 43.1 - 55.4 |
| Autumn | 62 (18.6) | 14.4 - 22.7 | 55 (21.6) | 16.5 - 26.7 |
| Winter | 81 (24.3)** | 19.7 - 28.9 | 38 (15.0) | 10.6 - 19.4 |
| Total | 334 (100%) | 254 (100%) | ||
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 259 (76.2)** | 71.7 - 80.7 | 171 (65.3)** | 59.5 - 71.1 |
| Female | 81 (23.8) | 19.3 - 28.3 | 91 (34.7) | 28.9 - 40.5 |
| Total | 340 (100%) | 262 (100%) | ||
| Age | ||||
| < 19 | 17 (5.1) | 2.8 - 7.4 | 20 (8.2) | 4.7 - 11.7 |
| 20 - 29 | 115 (34.5) | 29.4 - 39.6 | 81 (33.3) | 27.4 - 39.2 |
| 30 - 39 | 82 (24.6) | 20.0 - 29.2 | 70 (28.8) | 23.1 - 34.5 |
| 40 - 49 | 65 (19.5) | 15.2 - 23.8 | 46 (18.9) | 14.0 - 23.8 |
| 50 - 59 | 38 (11.4) | 8.0 - 14.8 | 17 (7.0) | 3.8 - 10.2 |
| > 60 | 16 (4.8) | 2.5 - 7.1 | 9 (3.7) | 1.3 - 6.1 |
| Total | 333 (100%) | 243 (100%) | ||
| Region | Exotic Malaria | Dengue Fever | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases | % | Cases | % | |
| Chi-square analysis indicated a significant difference from the total value. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01. | ||||
| ASIA | 163 | 47.9 | 247 | 98.0** |
| China | 14 | 4.1 | 5 | 2.0 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1.8 | 42 | 16.7** |
| Philippines | 15 | 4.4 | 82 | 32.5** |
| Cambodia | 5 | 1.5 | 26 | 10.3** |
| Vietnam | 2 | 0.6 | 16 | 6.4** |
| Indonesia | 31 | 9.1 | 26 | 10.3 |
| India | 36 | 10.6 | 20 | 7.9 |
| Others | 54 | 15.6 | 30 | 11.9 |
| AFRICA | 154 | 45.3** | 3 | 1.2 |
| OCEANIA | 15 | 4.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown | 8 | 2.4 | 2 | 0.8 |
| Total | 340 | 100% | 252 | 100% |