Current Status of Q Fever and the Challenge of Outbreak Preparedness in Korea: One Health Approach to Zoonoses
- Abstract
- Human Q fever, a zoonosis caused by Coxiella burnetii, presents with diverse clinical manifestations ranging from mild self-limited febrile illnesses to life-threatening complications such as endocarditis or vascular infection. Although acute Q fever is a benign illness with a low mortality rate, a large-scale outbreak of Q fever in the Netherlands led to concerns about the possibility of blood transfusion-related transmission or obstetric complications in pregnant women. Furthermore, a small minority (< 5%) of patients with asymptomatic or symptomatic infection progress to chronic Q fever. Chronic Q fever is fatal in 5-50% of patients if left untreated. In South Korea, Q fever in humans was designated as a notifiable infectious disease in 2006, and the number of Q fever cases has increased sharply since 2015. Nonetheless, it is still considered a neglected and under-recognized infectious disease. In this review, recent trends of human and animal Q fever in South Korea, and public health concerns regarding Q fever outbreaks are reviewed, and we consider how a One Health approach could be applied as a preventive measure to prepare for zoonotic Q fever outbreaks.
- All Author(s)
- Yun Sang Cho
; Ji-Hyuk Park
; Jong Wan Kim
; Jin-Ju Lee
; So Youn Youn
; Hyeon Seop Byeon
; Hye Won Jeong
; Dong-Min Kim
; Shi Nae Yu
; Jang Won Yoon
; Dongmi Kwak
; Han Sang Yoo
; Ji-Yeon Lee
; Jeong-Ran Kwon
; Kyung-Won Hwang
; Jung Yeon Heo
- Intsitutional Author(s)
- 유시내
- Issued Date
- 2023
- Type
- Article
- Keyword
- Coxiella burnetii; One Health; Q Fever; Zoonoses
- Publisher
- 대한의학회
Korean Academy of Medical Sciences
- ISSN
- 1011-8934
; 1598-6357
- Citation Title
- Journal of Korean medical science
- Citation Volume
- 38
- Citation Number
- 24
- Citation Start Page
- e197
- Citation End Page
- e197
- Language(ISO)
- eng
- DOI
- 10.3346/jkms.2023.38.e197
- URI
- http://schca-ir.schmc.ac.kr/handle/2022.oak/3335
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