Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) is an emerging disease, causing high fever, thromobocytopenia, leukopenia, gastrointestinal simptoms (vomiting, diarrhea), hemorrhage and multiorgan dysfunction. It was known that Haemaphysalis longicornis (H. longicornis), a major tick in Korea, is the principal vector for severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus (SFTSV). Firstly, to investigate the existence and prevalence of SFTSV in the country, we collected the ticks in 9 provinces in South Korea and detected SFTSV from H. longicornis ticks from 2011 to 2012. And we also investigated SFTSV infection in ticks collected from healthy humans without SFTS symptom and their residential areas. From the former study, we collected 13,053 ticks, and H. longicornis (90.8%, 11,856/13,053) was the most abundant among them. The minimum infection rate (MIR) of SFTSV in H. longicornis was 0.5% (59 pools). From the later study, totally 422 ticks of 8 species were collected from humans and at their neighborhood throughout the nation from May to October, 2013 and SFTSVs were detected from 12 pools (5.7% MIR) by RT-PCR. Finally, we diagnosed 35 patients by detecting SFTSV gene with their sera, and isolated 26 SFTSVs among them in 2013. These findings indicate that SFTSVs are prevalent and SFTS is probably endemic in Korea.

We investigated the prevalence of severe fever with thrombocytopenia- syndrome virus (SFTSV) and geographical distribution of ixodid ticks from 25 regions of the Korea during 2011-2012. We collected 25,940 ixodid ticks with 3 genera and 7 species using dry ice bait trap and flagging. Among them, Genus Haemaphysalis, Ixodes and Amblyomma counted 25,821 (99.5%), 118 (0.5%) and 1 (<0.0%). Genus Haemaphysalis consisted of 4 species, H. longicornis (90.4%), H. flava (9.2%), H. formosensis and H. hystricis (<0.1%). Genus Ixodes consisted of 2 species, I. nippoenesis (0.4%) and I. persulcatus (0.1%). Only one Amblyomma testudinarium was collected. The highly infested sites were grassland (50.1%) and mixed stand forest (20.3%). Minimum infection rate (MIR) of SFTSV in H. longicornis was 0.5% in Korea and this rate was similar to that in China (0.46%). Our results showed that H. longicornis is a major vector of SFTSV and its surveillance will be needed at high risk area.

지금은 인터넷 통신의 대중화와 통신 기술의 발달로 멀티미디어 콘텐츠가 많이 개발되었다. 특히 비디오 게임에 대한 시장이 커지고 있다. 사용자의 몰입감을 향상시키기 위해 사용자와의 상호작용 기능을 지원하는 멀티미디어 콘텐츠가 지속적으로 증대되고 있다. 본 논문에서는 실세계에서 사용자의 움직임을 3D 위치 정보로 변환하여 얻을 수 있는 움직임 센싱 장치인 Microsoft의 Kinect[1]와 SURF 알고리즘[2]을 이용하여 3D 가상공간에서 3차원 오브젝트를 선택하여 변환할 수 있는 3D 사용자 인터페이스 시스템을 제안한다. 제안한 시스템을 사용을 통해 몰입감과 편리성이 증대되었음을 알았다.

Field-collected populations of mayflies, Ephemera orientalis were tested for susceptibility to 10 different insecticides using a direct-contact mortality bioassay. Ephemera orientalis subimagoes were susceptible to the insecticides chlorpyrifos, fenitrothion and chlorfenapyr with LD50 values of 69.7, 78.8 and 81.9μg/♀, and adults had LD50 values of 71.9, 78.8 and 85.4μg/♀, respectively. Susceptibility ratios(SRs) of subimagoes and adults of E. orientalis to the 10 insecticides were 1.0 to1.2 folds. The mayflies showed higher susceptibility to organophosphates than to pyrethroids. The SRs of Anopheles sinensis to E. orientalis were 514 to 1,438 fold higher for organophosphates (LD50 values of 0.05 to 0.23μg/♀) and 62 to 1,155 fold higher forpyrethroids (LD50 values of 0.13 to 2.41μg/♀). The SRs of Culex pipiens to E. orientalis were 606 to 3,595 fold higher for organophosphates with LD50 values of 0.02-0.17μg/♀ and 81 to 1,365 fold higher for pyrethroids with LD50 values of 0.11- 1.83μg/♀. These results indicate that the use of ineffective insecticides will result in unsatisfactory control against field populations of the subimagoes and adults of E. orientalis. This work was supported by a research grant from the National Vector Control and Surveillance work performed by the Korean National Institute of Health.

Density of malaria vector mosquitoes, Anopheles mosquitoes, and infection of Plamodium vivax from the vector mosquitoes were monitored at 9 surveillance points in Incheonsi, 12 in Gyeonggi province and 7 in Gangwon province in the Republic of Korea (ROK) from April to October of 2010. The seasonal numbers of Anopheles mosquitoes collected weekly showed a high degree of variability. A total of 4,435 mosquitoes were captured using black light traps. Members of the Anopheles mosquito group were the most abundant species and accounted for 71.8% of the mosquitoes collected. The majority of this species were collected from Incheonsi (86.2%), particularly from Ganghwagun (84.8%). During June, populations of this species steadily increased and peak at second week of July. Thereafter, populations of this species decreased by the second week of August and increased by the third week of August, again. Anopheles mosquitoes steadily decreased from the fourth week of August. First Anopheles mosquitoes were reported in Wolgotri (15th weeks/year), Ganghwagun, Incheonsi, followed by Tanhyundong (16th weeks/year), Pajusi, Gyeonggi Province and Daemari (17th weeks/year), Cheolwongun, Gangwon Province. In Ganghwagun in which the most abundant malaria patients (102 patients) were reported, Anopheles mosquitoes demonstrated the highest species portion (over 70%) among collected mosquito species from July to September. Infection rate of P. vivax from the Anopheles mosquitoes also was the highest in Ganghwagun. In Gangwon and Gyeonggi provinces, collection rate of Anopheles mosquitoes and infection rate of P. vivax were relatively lower than those of Ganghwagun. Reported malaria patient cases in Gangwon and Gyeonggi provinces also were relatively lower than those of Ganghwagun. However, detailed results showed that there were some sites in which any correlation between malaria patients and vector mosquitoes were not. This may be resulted from size of surveillance area. Smaller size of surveillance area was, higher accuracy of analysis on correlation between vector mosquitoes and patients was. Further studies on relationship between malaria vector and patients may need for more accurate analysis, such as increase of collection site and so on.

일반적으로 물리 교육에서 실험 활동을 통해 학습자들은 일상생활 중 경험과 밀접하게 연관된 힘과 운동 분야의 개념을 보다 확실하게 이해할 수 있다. 하지만 현재의 교육 실정에서는 실험 수행시간 부족 등의 열악한 환경으로 충분한 실험 활동을 하지 못하고 있다. 이를 보충하기 위해 정지성 등[1]은 모션센서 컨트롤러를 이용한 3D 물리교육 시뮬레이션 시스템을 개발하였다. 본 논문에서는 이 시스템에 학습자가 실험의 몰입도를 높이기 위해 3D 가상 실험 공간을 양안식 입체로 가시화하는 색상 방식의 양안식 3D 동역학 교육용 시스템을 제시한다. 학습자들은 제안한 색상 방식의 양안식 3D 입체 영상을 통해 보다 현실감 있는 동역학 시뮬레이션을 수행할 수 있었다.

Five field-collected populations (TR-CP, UR-CP, JR-CP, GR-CP, and BR-CP colonies) of northern house mosquito, Culex pipiens pallens, identified by polymer chain reaction (PCR) were tested for susceptibility to 10 different insecticides by direct-contact mortality bioassay in comparison with an insecticide-susceptible KS-CP strain. Marked regional variations of insecticide susceptibility were observed. Extremely high to high levels of resistance were obtained: bifenthrin, resistance ratio (RR) = 1–520; β-cyfluthrin, RR = 16–397; α -cypermethrin, RR = 9–343; deltamethrin, RR = 1–40; etofenprox, RR = 2–42; permethrin, RR = 2–12; chlorpyrifos, RR = 2–675; fenitrothion, RR = 0.5–364; and fenthion, RR = 2–360. All of the colonies were susceptible to one or more of the insecticides examined. These results indicate that careful selection and rotational use of these insecticides should result in continued satisfactory control against field populations of northern house mosquito.

Density of malaria vector mosquito was monitored at 24 sites in Korea to estimate malaria epidemic from 2004 to 2009. Twenty four locations include six in Gwangwon province and nine in Kyonggi province and nine in Incheon metropolitan city. Mosquitoes collected by public health centers in 24 sites were sent to each RIPHE(Research Institute of Public Health & Environment) then the RIPHE identified the malaria vector mosquitoes. KCDC analysed the results. Number of malaria vector mosquito collected in 2009 shapely decreased over 33 % when compared with number of mosquito collected from 2004 to 2009. In 2009, malaria vector mosquitoes firstly were collected at Injegun on 2nd week of April (6-13, April) and the highest peak of collected mosquito was demonstrated on 3rd week of August. Number of collected mosquito sharply decreased below 10 at 3rd week of september and None of mosquito was collected 2nd week October. Decrease of number of malaria vector mosquito collected in 2009 seem to be related with lowest temperature around midnight and precipitation days per month.

일반적으로 물리 교육에서 실험 활동을 통해 학습자들은 일상생활 중 경험과 밀접하게 연관된 힘과 운동 분야의 개념을 보다 확실하게 이해할 수 있다. 하지만 현재의 교육 실정에서는 실험 수행시간 부족 등의 열악한 환경으로 충 분한 실험 활동을 하지 못하고 있다. 본 논문에서는 3D 가상공간에서 모션센서 컨트롤러를 이용하여 실제와 같은 물 체의 움직임을 통해 속도, 힘의 크기, 방향등의 물리 교육에서의 기초 동역학 개념을 보다 쉽게 이해할 수 있는 교육 용 게임 시스템을 제안한다. 제안된 시스템은 학습자에게 그들 스스로 다양한 학습 활동을 시뮬레이션할 수 있는 기 능을 제공한다.