PHWR Public Health Weekly Report

Vol.18 No.10, March 13, 2025 Article TypeQuickStatsReview & PerspectiveSurveillance Reports

• Surveillance Reports 2025-03-13

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  Mosquito Surveillance at Airports and Seaports to Prevent and Control Emerging Mosquito-borne Diseases in Korea, 2023

  Seunghyeon Jeon , Eunju Lee , Young-Il Jeong , Migyeong Ji , Sungdo Park , Seonghee Lee , Yunjeong Gong , Dong Hyeok Kim , Haesun Yun *

  Public Health Weekly Report 2025; 18(10): 447-464 https://doi.org/10.56786/PHWR.2025.18.10.1

  

  

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  In recent years, global warming, expanding international trade, and changes in human behavior have increased the risk of invasive mosquito species entering the country via airports and seaports. In response, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency has monitored mosquito species and disease-causing viruses within mosquitoes at 29 airport and seaport-associated locations in the Republic of Korea (ROK) twice a month from June to October. BG-Sentinel and black light traps were used to collect mosquitoes. The collected mosquitoes were identified and tested for flaviviruses (causative agents of Dengue fever, Yellow fever, West Nile fever, Japanese encephalitis, and Zika virus infection). A total of 4,721 mosquitoes representing 14 species were collected, including Aedes albopictus, Culex pipiens, and Aedes vexans. The dominance of each mosquito species was 54.6% for Culex pipiens, which is vector for West Nile fever; 12.1% for Culex triaeniorhynchus, which transmits Japanese encephalitis; and 10.4% for Aedes albopictus, which transmits Dengue fever, Yellow fever, and Zika virus infection. No non-native species (Aedes aegypti or Haemagogus spp.) were identified. All mosquitoes, except Anopheles spp., were tested for flaviviruses, and Japanese encephalitis virus was detected in Culex pipiens from one location. The National Quarantine Stations and Health Centers were notified of these surveillance results, which could be useful for effective mosquito control. This project has provided a basis for the control of invasive mosquitoes by preventing the introduction of mosquitoes and mosquito-borne diseases in ROK, and demonstrated the value of monitoring the occurrence of mosquitoes in airports and seaports in the quarantine area.

• Review & Perspective 2025-03-13

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  Association between Smoking Cessation and Adverse Outcomes among Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease: A Review of Evidence from KNOW-CKD

  Young Su Joo , Kook-Hwan Oh , Seung Hyeok Han

  Public Health Weekly Report 2025; 18(10): 465-477 https://doi.org/10.56786/PHWR.2025.18.10.2

  

  

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  Smoking is a known risk factor for various diseases—including respiratory diseases, cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), and chronic kidney disease (CKD)—and all-cause mortality. Smoking cessation reduces the risk of CKD, CVD, and mortality in the general population. However, the effect of smoking cessation on adverse outcomes in patients with CKD remains unclear. This study conducted a narrative review of studies that examined the association between smoking cessation and adverse outcomes using data from the KoreaN cohort study for Outcomes in patients With Chronic Kidney Disease (KNOW-CKD). Among patients with CKD, the smoking load was proportionally associated with a higher risk of CKD progression, coronary artery calcification, and CVD or mortality. Conversely, a prolonged duration of smoking cessation was associated with a gradual decline in the aforementioned risks among former smokers when this population was compared to never smokers. These results underscore smoking cessation as a viable intervention strategy for patients with CKD, aimed at mitigating the increased risk of kidney function deterioration, CVD, and mortality. However, given the paucity of research in this area, further studies are needed. Furthermore, the development of effective smoking cessation policies for CKD patients is recommended.

• QuickStats 2025-03-13

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  Trends in Prevalence of Chronic Kidney Disease, 2013–2023

  Yoonjung Kim

  Public Health Weekly Report 2025; 18(10): 478-479 https://doi.org/10.56786/PHWR.2025.18.10.3

  

  

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