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Editor, Senior Moderator
Emerg Infect Dis
. 2022 Feb 16;28(4).
doi: 10.3201/eid2804.220006. Online ahead of print.
Community Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant, South Korea, 2021
Eun-Young Kim, Young June Choe, Hanul Park, Hyoseon Jeong, Jae-Hwa Chung, Jeonghee Yu, Hwa-Pyeong Ko, Hyun Jeong Ahn, Mi-Young Go, Ju-Hyung Lee, Won Ick Kim, Bu Sim Lee, Sooyeon Kim, Mi Yu, Jia Kim, Hye Ryeon Lee, Eun Jung Jang, Ji Joo Lee, Hye Young Lee, Jong Mu Kim, Ji Hyun Choi, Sang Eun Lee, Il-Hwan Kim, Ae Kyung Park, Jee Eun Rhee, Eun-Jin Kim, Sangwon Lee, Young-Joon Park
Abstract
In South Korea, a November 2021 outbreak caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 Omicron variant originated from 1 person with an imported case and spread to households, kindergartens, workplaces, restaurants, and hospitals, resulting in 11 clusters within 3 weeks. An epidemiologic curve indicated rapid community transmission of the Omicron variant.
Keywords: 2019 novel coronavirus disease; COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; South Korea; VOC; coronavirus disease; omicron; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; variant of concern; viruses; zoonoses.
. 2022 Feb 16;28(4).
doi: 10.3201/eid2804.220006. Online ahead of print.
Community Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant, South Korea, 2021
Eun-Young Kim, Young June Choe, Hanul Park, Hyoseon Jeong, Jae-Hwa Chung, Jeonghee Yu, Hwa-Pyeong Ko, Hyun Jeong Ahn, Mi-Young Go, Ju-Hyung Lee, Won Ick Kim, Bu Sim Lee, Sooyeon Kim, Mi Yu, Jia Kim, Hye Ryeon Lee, Eun Jung Jang, Ji Joo Lee, Hye Young Lee, Jong Mu Kim, Ji Hyun Choi, Sang Eun Lee, Il-Hwan Kim, Ae Kyung Park, Jee Eun Rhee, Eun-Jin Kim, Sangwon Lee, Young-Joon Park
- PMID: 35171760
- DOI: 10.3201/eid2804.220006
Abstract
In South Korea, a November 2021 outbreak caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 Omicron variant originated from 1 person with an imported case and spread to households, kindergartens, workplaces, restaurants, and hospitals, resulting in 11 clusters within 3 weeks. An epidemiologic curve indicated rapid community transmission of the Omicron variant.
Keywords: 2019 novel coronavirus disease; COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; South Korea; VOC; coronavirus disease; omicron; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; variant of concern; viruses; zoonoses.