Identification of risk factors associated with the incidence of canine distemper in Korea

Yoon, Hachung; Park, Choi-Kyu; Kim, Tae-Jong; Kim, Eun-Ok; Lee, Joong-Keun; Kim, Sang-Deok; Lee, Joong-Bok; Wee, Sung-Hwan

Korean Journal of Veterinary Research 2004;44(3):463-467.

Hachung Yoon¹, Choi-Kyu Park¹, Tae-Jong Kim², Eun-Ok Kim³, Joong-Keun Lee³, Sang-Deok Kim³, Joong-Bok Lee², Sung-Hwan Wee¹

¹Veterinary Epidemiology Division, National Veterinary Research and Quarantine Service
²College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University
³Neodin VetLab

우리나라 개 디스템퍼 발생 관련 위험요인의 구명

윤하정¹, 박최규¹, 김태종², 김은옥³, 이중근³, 김상덕³, 이중복², 위성환¹

¹국립수의과학검역원 역학조사과
²건국대학교 수의과대학
³네오딘 Vetlab

Abstract

To identify risk factors of canine distemper, which is one of the most important disease of dogs in Korea, a case-control study was performed with 2,507 cases and 4,121 controls from 630 veterinary clinics throughout Korea. In multivariate logistic regression models, the sampling period (Mars and April) and the age of the dogs (7-12 months old) were associated with an increased risk of canine distemper. Sex, body size and residential region showed no significant relationship. The epidemiological evidences of canine distemper in Korea agree to the risk factors observed in foreign countries.

Key Words: distemper, dogs, case-control studies, epidemiology, Korea