Table 2. Comparative Observation on the Reported Cases of Exotic Malaria and Dengue Fever in Travelers in Korea to the Suspected Areas (2001 - 2008).
| Region | Exotic Malaria |
Dengue Fever |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases | % | Cases | % | |
| 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% |
Chi-square analysis indicated a significant difference from the total value. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01.