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Animal Bite Surveillance for Human Rabies Prevention in Korea, 2016
  • Date2017-07-06 19:11
  • Update2017-07-06 19:11
  • DivisionDivision of Strategic Planning for Emerging Infectious Diseases
  • Tel043-719-7271

Animal Bite Surveillance for Human Rabies Prevention in Korea, 2016

Lee Hae Kyung, Han Dalmuri, Lee Yeong Seon*
Division of Bacterial Disease Research, Center for Infectious Disease Research, KNIH, KCDC

BACKGROUND: In Korea, rabies has occurred mainly in the north of Han river since its re-emergence in 1993. However, in 2012 and 2013, rabies outbreaks occurred in Suwon and Hwaseong of the southern Han river, once again. To prevent and control human rabies in Korea, the national surveillance on animal bites has been implemented since 2011.
METHODOLOGY: Information, such as demographic data, exposure status, animal bite, and post-exposure prophylaxis(PEP) treatment in 2016 were collected through a survey. The Excel software was used for statistical analysis.
RESULTS: A total of 820 animal bite cases were reported through the surveillance system in 2016. By region, 474 cases from Gyeonggi province and 331 cases from Gangwon province, and 15 cases in other regions were reported respectively. Specifically, the higher number was reported from Yangpyeong county with 269 cases(56.8%) in Gyeonggi province and from Chuncheon city of 122 cases(36.9%) in Gangwon province. Although animal bites were occurred frequently high in June as 11.2% (92 cases), the cases occurred all the year. In demographic distribution, 449 cases(54.8%) of animal bites occurred in male and the highest in those aged 50-59(203, 24.8%). 723 cases(88.2 %) of animal exposures were due to dogs and the major bite sites were hands and fingers(393, 44.6%). According to the WHO guideline for human rabies, category III cases was 695(84.8%) of the total and only 69(9.9%) of them received PEP treatment for category III.
CONCLUSION: Human rabies by animal bite is one of the serious diseases in public health, but it is a preventable disease if we get the proper treatment after an animal bite. Therefore, in order to have a rabies free from South Korea, the surveillance for animal bites should be expanded and strengthened in the future.
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