PHWR Public Health Weekly Report

Vol.17 No.43, November 07, 2024 Article TypeQuickStatsSurveillance Reports정책보고

• Surveillance Reports 2024-11-07

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  Status of Notifiable Infectious Diseases Reporting in 2023

  Jin Ha *, Yumi Kim , Minjeong Kwon , Noori Park

  Public Health Weekly Report 2024; 17(43): 1815-1827 https://doi.org/10.56786/PHWR.2024.17.43.1

  

  

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  On June 28, 2024, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency released the 2023 Annual Report on Notified Infectious Diseases, which summarizes the status of notifiable infectious diseases reported in 2023. Class 1 to Class 4 notifiable infectious diseases were categorized into 89 types according to the Infectious Disease Prevention and Management Act and the Notification by the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency. In 2023, 42 of the 66 infectious diseases subject to total monitoring were reported. Furthermore, the number of reported cases involving mandatory surveillance of infectious diseases was 5,626,627, a significant decrease from 28,517,180 in 2022. However, excluding coronavirus disease 2019 (hereinafter referred to as COVID-19), there were 109,087 cases involving mandatory surveillance, an increase of 17.5% from 92,831 in 2022. The major infectious diseases with year-on-year increases were chickenpox, infection with carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales, mumps, and malaria, and the major infectious diseases that decreased were tuberculosis, hepatitis A and C, scrub typhus, and acquired immune deficiency syndrome ( hereinafter referred to as AIDS). The number of cases of imported infectious diseases reported in 2023 was 7,122, a decrease of 87.3% from 2022 but an increase of 113.7% on exclusion of COVID-19. The leading imported infectious diseases were COVID-19, dengue fever, and malaria. The number of deaths reported in 2023, excluding those from tuberculosis, was 4,624, a decrease of 83.0% from 2022 but an increase of 20.1% on exclusion of COVID-19. The leading infectious diseases that caused deaths included COVID-19 and infection with carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales.

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  The Nutrition Indicators Status of 5th Health Plan 2030

  Sungha Yun , Jihye Lee , Kyungwon Oh *

  Public Health Weekly Report 2024; 17(43): 1828-1848 https://doi.org/10.56786/PHWR.2024.17.43.2

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  This study evaluated the achievement of the Fifth Health Plan 2 030 (HP2030) goals for nutrition indicators based on data from the 2018–2022 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. As of 2022, goals were achieved for only two among the nine nutrition indicators in HP2030, namely, the “proportion of households with food security” and the “proportion of population using nutrition label on processed food”. Although targets were not met for the proportions of the population with adequate intake of sodium and vitamin A, improvements were noted in these indicators. Conversely, worsening trends were noted for five indicators, proportions of the population with an adequate saturated fat intake, fruit/vegetable intake, calcium intake, and healthy eating practices and the proportion of the elderly with inadequate nutrient intake. Regarding nutrition equity indicators, goals were achieved for the following two indicators: “Gap in proportion of households with food security in the 1st to 5th income quintiles” and “Gap in proportion of population eating 500 g or more fruit and vegetable per day in the 1st to 5th income quintiles” While two indicators related to nutrition equity, namely, the proportions of the population with adequate saturated fat and sodium intakes, showed improvement, the proportion of the population with healthy eating practices remained unchanged. However, worsening trends were noted for four nutrition equity indicators. To achieve the HP2030 goals, it is essential to continuously identify vulnerable groups and develop more effective and specific improvement measures.

• 정책보고 2024-11-07

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  Immunization Program against Influenza in Korea, 2023–2024 Season

  Seohyeon Ahn , Wookeon Lee , Hyewook Hwang , Jaeyoung Lee , Minje Kim , Yuri Kim , Dongwoo Lee

  Public Health Weekly Report 2024; 17(43): 1849-1859 https://doi.org/10.56786/PHWR.2024.17.43.3

  

  

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  The national influenza vaccination program for the 2023–2024 season targeted influenza immunization for children aged 6 months to 13 years, pregnant women, and seniors aged 65 years and older. This study aimed to analyze the primary outcomes of the national influenza vaccination program for the specified season. The vaccination rates for the identified groups were 82.5% for older adults and 53.0% for pregnant women, reflecting increases of 0.6 and 2.6 percentage points, respectively, compared with the corresponding values in the preceding season. Conversely, the vaccination rate for children declined by 1.5 percentage points, reaching 69.5%. There were 176 reported cases of adverse events following influenza vaccination, equaling 1.5 reports per 100,000 vaccinations. We intend to investigate the principal findings for the 2023–2024 season and use them as a foundation for improving the national influenza vaccination program in the future.

• QuickStats 2024-11-07

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  Trends in the Prevalence of Diabetes, 2013–2022

  Public Health Weekly Report 2024; 17(43): 1860-1861 https://doi.org/10.56786/PHWR.2024.17.43.4

  

  

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