Changing Vivax Malaria Transmission Features in the Republic of Korea during 2013-2014

Lee HW^1,6, Park SH^2,9, Na BK³, Kim HC⁴, Klein TA⁵, Jeon BY⁶, Shin EH^7,8, Bahk YY¹⁰, Suh HH^1,11, Tong-Soo Kim^2* and Mi-Kyung Chung^1*

¹Institute of Research and Development, CELLBios Inc., Seoul, 08507, Republic of Korea

²Department of Tropical Medicine, School of Medicine, Inha University, Incheon 22212, Republic of Korea

³Department of Parasitology, Institute of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 660-751, Republic of Korea

⁴5th Medical Detachment, 168th Multifunctional Medical Battalion, 65th Medical Brigade, Unit 15247, APO AP 96205-5247, USA

⁵65th Medical Brigade, Unit 15281, APO AP 96205-5281, USA

⁶Department of Biomedical Laboratory Sciences, College of Health Sciences, School of Public Health, Yonsei University, Wonju, 26493, Republic of Korea

⁷Department of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Institute of Endemic Diseases, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul 110-799, Republic of Korea

⁸Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University, Seongnam 463-707, Republic of Korea

⁹Department of Hygienic Research, Incheon Metropolitan City Public Health and Environment Research Institute, Incheon, 22320, Republic of Korea

¹⁰Department of Biotechnology, College of Biomedical and Health Science, Konkuk University, Chungju, 27478, Republic of Korea

¹¹Department of Environmental Engineering, Gyeongnam National University of Science and Technology, Jinju, 52725, Republic of Korea