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The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) will hold the ‘2025 Joint Evaluation Conference on Vector and Vibrio Monitoring in Quarantine Areas’ at the Busan City Hotel on December 10. The conference will be hosted by the Disease Response Center in Gyeongnam and attended by regional disease response centers, the National Quarantine Station, and the Institute of Health and Environment.
The conference will share the results of mosquito collection and analysis in quarantine areas at airports and ports nationwide, as well as discuss achievements and future directions of the Vibrio monitoring project in marine environments. The conference will also honor nine contributors and discuss ways to strengthen cooperation among regional disease response centers, the National Quarantine Station, and the Institute of Health and Environment.
This year, the monitoring project expanded its surveillance period and collection points. A total of 37,825 mosquitoes from 18 species, including the Aedes albopictus mosquito known for transmitting dengue fever, were collected and analyzed, with no pathogens detected. Additionally, 5,823 marine water samples collected from various points such as seawater, sewage, and tidal flats were analyzed to isolate Vibrio pathogens, resulting in a 25.5% isolation rate (1,484 cases) of Vibrio pathogens.
KDCA Commissioner Lim Seung Kwan emphasized the importance of monitoring vectors and Vibrio bacteria at airports and ports, the first border points for detecting imported infectious diseases. He highlighted the significance of this project, which is being continuously expanded through collaboration among related agencies within communities. Plans are in place to further enhance cooperation and expand the monitoring scope in response to climate change and increased overseas exchanges.