Volume 18, Number 9—September 2012
Letter
Dengue Fever in South Korea, 2006–2010
Table
Presumptive country of origin of imported dengue fever cases, South Korea, 2006–2010
Region, country | No. (%) |
---|---|
Southeast Asia | 242 (83.4) |
The Philippines |
99 (34.1) |
Indonesia |
37 (12.8) |
Thailand |
30 (10.3) |
Vietnam |
24 (8.3) |
Cambodia |
17 (5.9) |
Laos |
6 (2.1) |
Malaysia |
5 (1.7) |
Myanmar |
5 (1.7) |
East Timor |
2 (0.7) |
Palau |
1 (0.3) |
Other |
16 (5.5) |
Southern Asia | 40 (13.8) |
India |
32 (11.0) |
Bangladesh |
4 (1.4) |
Maldives |
2 (0.7) |
Sri Lanka |
1 (0.3) |
Other |
1 (0.3) |
Eastern Asia | |
China |
2 (0.7) |
Africa |
|
Nigeria |
1 (0.3) |
South America | |
Brazil |
1 (0.3) |
Other | 4 (1.4) |
Total | 290 (100) |