title: RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS OF THE EPIDEMIOLOGIC LITERATURE, 1990-2015, ON WILDLIFE-ASSOCIATED DISEASES FROM THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA.
abstract: To assess the status of research on wildlife diseases in the Republic of Korea (ROK) and to identify trends, knowledge gaps, and directions for future research, we reviewed epidemiologic publications on wildlife-associated diseases in the ROK. We identified a relatively small but rapidly increasing body of literature. The majority of publications were focused on public or livestock health and relatively few addressed wildlife health. Most studies that focused on human and livestock health were cross-sectional whereas wildlife health studies were mostly case reports. Fifteen diseases notifiable to the World Organisation for Animal Health were identified and 21 diseases were identified as notifiable to either the Korea Ministry of Health and Welfare or the Korea Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. Two diseases were reported as occurring as epidemics; highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) and virulent Newcastle disease. Six diseases or disease agents were described in the literature as emerging including HPAI, rabies, Babesia microti , avian coronaviruses, scrub typhus, and severe fever thrombocytopenia syndrome virus. The diseases for which there were the largest number of publications were HPAI and rabies. The majority of wildlife-associated zoonotic disease publications focused on food-borne parasitic infections or rodent-associated diseases. Several publications focused on the potential of wildlife as reservoirs of livestock diseases; in particular, Korean water deer ( Hydropotes inermis argyropus ) and wild boar ( Sus scrofa ). In contrast, there were few publications on diseases of concern for wildlife populations or research to understand the impacts of these diseases for wildlife management. Increased focus on prospective studies would enhance understanding of disease dynamics in wildlife populations. For the high-consequence diseases that impact multiple sectors, a One Health approach, with coordination among the public health, agricultural, and environmental sectors, would be important. This type of review can provide useful information for countries or regions planning or implementing national wildlife health programs.
authors.affiliation: 1   Conservation Genome Resource Bank for Korean Wildlife, College of Veterinary Medicine and Research Institute for Veterinary Science, Seoul National University, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Jusun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.affiliation: 2   Cetacean Research Institute, National Fisheries Research and Development Institute, Nam-gu, Ulsan 680-050, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Kyunglee
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: 3   Department of Veterinary Medicine, National Institute of Ecology, Geumgangro 1210, Maseo-myeon, Seocheon-gun, Chungnam-Do 325-813, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Young-Jun
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: 1   Conservation Genome Resource Bank for Korean Wildlife, College of Veterinary Medicine and Research Institute for Veterinary Science, Seoul National University, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea.|4   US Geological Survey National Wildlife Health Center, 6006 Schroeder Road, Madison, Wisconsin 53711, USA.
authors.forename: Jonathan M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Sleeman
authors.affiliation: 1   Conservation Genome Resource Bank for Korean Wildlife, College of Veterinary Medicine and Research Institute for Veterinary Science, Seoul National University, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Hang
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D011446:Prospective Studies; D056910:Republic of Korea; D012189:Retrospective Studies
keywords: Epidemiology; Republic of Korea; highly pathogenic avian influenza; literature review; rabies; wildlife diseases