SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — When South Korea was reeling from hundreds of new coronavirus cases in late February due to a mass outbreak tied to a religious sect in the southeastern city of Daegu, many citizens were glued to daily televised briefings by Jeong Eun-kyeong, the chief of the country’s anti-disease agency, to [...]
SEOUL, June 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) will be promoted to an independent administrative organization, as the government seeks ways to ensure a better state response to a public health crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic. A new KCDC will have independent power over budget and personnel matters, [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – The KCDC has advised travelers headed to Southeast Asia to exercise particular caution so as to avoid contracting typhoid fever and shigellosis. According to the KCDC, from the beginning of January to February 26 there were 68 cases of typhoid fever and 79 reports of shigellosis among South Koreans. [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Though the South Korean public considers the introduction of diseases originating abroad (MERS, ebola, avian influenza) a serious problem, the percentage of those who believe that they themselves are at risk of contracting one of these diseases was found to be low. In a survey of 1,000 adults carried [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – An analysis of the dietary history of South Koreans reveals an excessive intake of sugary drinks and processed meats and too little consumption of nuts, milk and vegetables. On January 15 the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) published the results of a study into the diets [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of chicken pox patients is likely to reach a record this year after an annual increase reported in 2012, according to data Friday from the Korea Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (KCDC). KCDC received reports of 63,720 patients with the infectious disease as of Thursday, exceeding [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s health authorities and the nation’s three mobile carriers launched a collaboration Thursday to monitor and prevent the spread of infectious diseases. Under an agreement between the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) and SK Telecom Co., KT Corp. and LG Uplus Corp., the authorities will [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea has confirmed its first case of cholera in 15 years, local health authorities said Tuesday. A 59-year-old man from the southern city of Gwangju was confirmed to have been infected with the water-borne disease, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said, adding the man [...]
SEOUL, Nov.27 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korea Center for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) has opened a research center to study the ingredients in cigarettes, their addictiveness and their risk on health. Located at the KCDC complex in Osong, Chungbuk Province, the research center will analyze the components of cigarettes and their fumes, usage among [...]