Epidemiological Characteristics of Imported Shigellosis in Korea, 2010–2011
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Epidemiological Characteristics of Imported Shigellosis in Korea, 2010–2011
Shigellosis is a global disease as food poisoning by infection of Shigella spp (S. dysenteriae, S. flexneri, S. boydii and S. sonnei). In Korea, approximately 500 cases of shigellosis have reported every year since 2004, and imported shigellosis is increasing gradually from 2006 in particular. According to increase of numbers of overseas travelers, the numbers of patients diseased with imported...
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عنوان ژورنال: Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2210-9099
DOI: 10.1016/j.phrp.2013.02.002