Table 3.
Regional prevalence of TBEV in ixodid ticks (minimum infection rate) collected in the Republic of Korea
| Collection site | Larvae | Nymph | Male | Female | Total | Larvae | Nymph | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haemaphysalis flava: no. infected/no. examined (%) | Haemaphysalis flava: no. infected/no. examined (%) | |||||||||
| Gyeonggi-do | ||||||||||
| Yangpyeong | – | 0/12(0) | – | 0/3(0) | 0/15(0) | – | 0/238(0) | 0/4(0) | 0/9(0) | 0/251(0) |
| Gimpo | – | – | 0/2(0) | 0/1(0) | 0/3(0) | – | 0/4(0) | – | 0/1(0) | 0/5(0) |
| Incheon | ||||||||||
| Ganghwa | – | 0/7(0) | – | 0/1(0) | 0/8(0) | – | 0/523(0) | 0/47(0) | 0/43(0) | 0/613(0) |
| Gangwon-do | ||||||||||
| Chuncheon | – | 0/64(0) | 1/6(16.67) | 0/5(0) | 1/75(1.33) | – | 2/354(0.56) | – | 0/4(0) | 2/358(0.56) |
| Pyeongchang | 0/17(0) | 0/6(0) | 0/11(0) | 0/11(0) | 0/45(0) | 0/147(0) | 0/1(0) | – | – | 0/148(0) |
| Sokcho | – | 0/125(0) | 0/3(0) | 1/6(16.67) | 1/134(0.75) | – | 1/122(0.82) | 0/1(0) | 0/5(0) | 1/128(0.78) |
| Chungcheongbuk-do | ||||||||||
| Boeun | 0/17(0) | 0/217(0) | 0/52(0) | 0/59(0) | 0/506(0) | 0/190(0) | 0/3598(0) | 0/25(0) | 0/353(0) | 0/4166(0) |
| Chungcheongnam-do | ||||||||||
| Boryeong | – | 0/18(0) | 0/3(0) | 0/5(0) | 0/26(0) | – | 0/436(0) | 0/14(0) | 0/27(0) | 0/477(0) |
| Cheonan | – | 0/1(0) | – | 0/1(0) | 0/2(0) | – | 0/232(0) | – | 0/41(0) | 0/273(0) |
| Gongju | – | 0/23(0) | 0/2(0) | 0/4(0) | 0/29(0) | 0/1(0) | 0/359(0) | 0/12(0) | 0/19(0) | 0/391(0) |
| Jeollabuk-do | ||||||||||
| Muju | – | 0/14(0) | 0/1(0) | 0/3(0) | 0/18(0) | – | 0/29(0) | – | – | 0/29(0) |
| Gunsan | – | 0/42(0) | 0/10(0) | 0/7(0) | 0/59(0) | – | 1/516(0.19) | – | 0/18(0) | 1/534(0.19) |
| Jeonju | – | 0/3(0) | – | – | 0/3(0) | – | 0/9(0) | – | 0/2(0) | 0/11(0) |
| Jeollanam-do | ||||||||||
| Boseong | – | 0/11(0) | 0/1(0) | 0/2(0) | 0/14(0) | – | 0/269(0) | 0/3(0) | 0/18(0) | 0/290(0) |
| Gokseong | – | 0/5(0) | – | 0/2(0) | 0/7(0) | – | 0/109(0) | 0/1(0) | 0/32(0) | 0/142(0) |
| Wando | – | 0/3(0) | 0/2(0) | 0/1(0) | 0/6(0) | – | 0/38(0) | 0/28(0) | 0/47(0) | 0/113(0) |
| Gyeongsangbuk-do | ||||||||||
| Uiseong | – | 0/21(0) | 0/2(0) | 0/2(0) | 0/25(0) | – | 0/76(0) | 0/1(0) | 0/2(0) | 0/79(0) |
| Yeongju | – | 0/57(0) | 0/1(0) | 0/5(0) | 0/63(0) | – | 0/83(0) | – | – | 0/83(0) |
| Yeongyang | – | 0/12(0) | – | – | 0/12(0) | – | 0/422(0) | 0/14(0) | 0/81(0) | 0/517(0) |
| Uljin | – | 0/15(0) | 0/1(0) | 0/3(0) | 0/19(0) | – | 0/574(0) | 0/22(0) | 0/69(0) | 0/665(0) |
| Gyeongsangnam-do | ||||||||||
| Haman | – | 0/1(0) | – | – | 0/1(0) | – | 0/52(0) | 0/9(0) | 0/33(0) | 0/94(0) |
| Hamyang | – | 0/3(0) | 0/3(0) | 0/2(0) | 0/8(0) | – | 0/1(0) | 0/1(0) | – | 0/2(0) |
| Miryang | – | 0/6(0) | 0/6(0) | 0/7(0) | 0/19(0) | – | 0/80(0) | – | 0/1(0) | 0/81(0) |
| Jeju-do | ||||||||||
| Jeju | – | 0/35(0) | – | – | 0/35(0) | 0/6(0) | 2/1,418(0.14) | 0/25(0) | 1/26(3.85) | 3/1,475(0.20) |
| Seogwipo | 0/2(0) | 0/9(0) | 0/2(0) | 0/4(0) | 0/17(0) | 0/6(0) | 0/893(0) | 0/14(0) | 0/18(0) | 0/931(0) |
| Total | 0/197(0) | 0/710(0) | 0/710(0) 1/108(0.93) | 1/134(0.75) | 2/1,149(0.17) | 0/350(0) | 6/10,436(0.06) | 0/221(0) | 1/849(0.12) | 7/11,856(0.06) |
| Gyeonggi-do | ||||||||||
| Yangpyeong | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Gimpo | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Incheon | ||||||||||
| Ganghwa | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Gangwon-do | ||||||||||
| Chuncheon | – | 0/1(0) | – | 0/1(0) | 0/2(0) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Pyeongchang | – | – | – | – | – | 0/6(0) | – | – | – | 0/6(0) |
| Sokcho | – | 1/18(5.56) | 0/1(0) | – | 1/19(5.26) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Chungcheongbuk-do | ||||||||||
| Boeun | 0/2(0) | 0/4(0) | 0/8(0) | 0/14(0) | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Chungcheongnam-do | ||||||||||
| Boryeong | – | – | 0/1(0) | – | 0/1(0) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Cheonan | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Gongju | – | 0/1(0) | - | – | 0/1(0) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Jeollabuk-do | ||||||||||
| Muju | – | – | 0/1(0) | 0/1(0) | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Gunsan | 0/1(0) | – | – | 0/1(0) | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Jeonju | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Jeollanam-do | ||||||||||
| Boseong | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Gokseong | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Wando | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Gyeongsangbuk-do | ||||||||||
| Uiseong | – | – | 0/1(0) | - | 0/1(0) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Yeongju | – | – | 0/1(0) | 0/1(0) | 0/2(0) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Yeongyang | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Uljin | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Gyeongsangnam-do | ||||||||||
| Haman | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Hamyang | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Miryang | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Jeju-do | ||||||||||
| Jeju | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Seogwipo | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Total | - | 1/23(4.35) | 0/8(0) | 0/11(0) | 1/42(2.38) | 0/6(0) | – | – | – | 0/6(0) |
ROK = Republic of Korea; TBEV = tick-borne encephalitis virus.