Vaccination 
Experience to Expeditionary Forces of Korea for Participation of Peace Keeping Operation in the Forces of the Organization of UN

Keimyung Medical Journal 1998;17(2):289-296.

Vaccination Experience to Expeditionary Forces of Korea for Participation of Peace Keeping Operation in the Forces of the Organization of UN

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Abstract

This case report is based on the vaccination given to expeditionary forces of Korea for participation of peace keeping operation in Angola; Western Sahara; Grugia; India; and Parkistan as the forces of the organization of UN from 1995 to 1997. The kinds of applied vaccination or agent were against yellow fever; type B hepatitis; polio; meningococcal meningitis; immunoglobulin; and chemoprophylaxis for malaria. Vaccination was scheduled from 42 days before the depature through 40 days after the arrival at the objective places; and the chemoprophylaxis for malaria was given 7 days before the departure and lasted to 6 weeks after their arrival in Korea. No diseased cases of applied vaccination were seen on the physical examination of the participants after their arrival in Korea.

Key Words: Expeditionary forces of Korea, Vaccination