Sudden death in the first 2 years of life following immunization in the Republic of KoreaYoung June Choe
Division of Vaccine Preventable Disease Control and National Immunization Program, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Seoul, Korea
Pediatr Int 54:905-10. 2012
..Recent occurrence of two sudden deaths in infants in Korea has renewed concerns about the causal association between immunization and sudden deaths in infants...
- Guillain-Barré syndrome following receipt of influenza A (H1N1) 2009 monovalent vaccine in Korea with an emphasis on Brighton Collaboration case definition
Young June Choe
Division of Vaccine Preventable Disease Control and National Immunization Program, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Osong Health Technology Administration Complex, Pepublic of Korea
Vaccine 29:2066-70. 2011
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Active surveillance of adverse events following immunization against pandemic influenza A (H1N1) in KoreaYoung June Choe
Division of Vaccine Preventable Disease Control and National Immunization Program, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Chungwon, Korea
Jpn J Infect Dis 64:297-303. 2011
..2%, 485/6,718), and elderly persons aged 65 years and over (3.4%, 204/5,953). The implementation of this active surveillance study demonstrated the safety of both the adjuvanted and non-adjuvanted H1N1 vaccines...
- Serious adverse events following receipt of trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine in Korea, 2003-2010
Young June Choe
Division of Vaccine Preventable Disease Control and National Immunization Program, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Vaccine 29:7727-32. 2011
..Little is known, however, about influenza vaccination-associated serious adverse events following immunization (AEFI). This study aimed to identify background information on influenza vaccination-related serious AEFI in Korea...
- Evaluation of an expanded case definition for vaccine-modified measles in a school outbreak in South Korea in 2010
Young June Choe
Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Chungcheongbuk Do, Republic of Korea
Jpn J Infect Dis 65:371-5. 2012
..We suggest using this expanded definition for outbreak investigation in a closed community, and consider further discussions on expanding the case definition of measles for routine surveillance in South Korea...
- No association between influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 vaccination and narcolepsy in South Korea: an ecological study
Young June Choe
Division of Vaccine Preventable Disease Control and National Immunization Program, Republic of Korea
Vaccine 30:7439-42. 2012
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- Seroprevalence of measles among children affected by national measles elimination program in Korea, 2010
Eun Seong Kim
Division of Vaccine Preventable Disease Control and National Immunization Program, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Osong, Republic of Korea
Vaccine 30:3355-9. 2012
..To evaluate the current age-related susceptibility within the Korean population, we conducted the seroprevalence in children and adolescents who were affected by the national measles elimination plan...
- Epidemiology of Japanese encephalitis in South Korea, 2007-2010
Dong Woo Lee
Division of Vaccine Preventable Disease Control and National Immunization Program, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Osong Health Technology Administration Complex, Gangoe myon, Cheongwon Gun, Chungcheongbuk Do, Republic of Korea
Int J Infect Dis 16:e448-52. 2012
..This study summarizes recent changes in the epidemiology of JE following the implementation of a vigorous immunization program in the country...
- Reemergence of measles in South Korea: implications for immunization and surveillance programs
Young Joon Park
Division of Vaccine Preventable Disease Control and National Immunization Program, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Seoul, Korea
Jpn J Infect Dis 66:6-10. 2013
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- National pertussis surveillance in South Korea 1955-2011: epidemiological and clinical trends
Young June Choe
Division of Vaccine Preventable Disease Control and National Immunization Program, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Osong, Korea
Int J Infect Dis 16:e850-4. 2012
..To address this, we summarized the surveillance data on pertussis collected during the period 1955-2011. Detailed epidemiologic and clinical data were determined, primarily using data from recent years...
- Management of vaccine safety in Korea
Young June Choe
Division of Vaccine Preventable Disease Control and National Immunization Program, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cheongwon, Korea
Clin Exp Vaccine Res 2:40-5. 2013
..Therefore, safety management is an essential component in running National Immunization Program. Here, we review the current issues and suggest future perspectives of Korean vaccine safety management system...
Current status of measles in the Republic of Korea: an overview of case-based and seroepidemiological surveillance schemeYoung June Choe
Division of Vaccine Preventable Disease Control and National Immunization Program, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cheongwon, Korea
Korean J Pediatr 55:455-61. 2012
..In these circumstances, searching for more sensitive and effective surveillance measures is important for maintaining the elimination status and preventing future outbreaks of measles in Korea...
