A case series of flight attendants at risk of COVID-19 in South Korea in 2020

BACKGROUND: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has infected many individuals worldwide. Individuals in contact with unspecified people during their work, may be at risk of occupational exposure. On June 22, 2020, 1,435 overseas patients were identified in the Republic of Korea. Considering the infl...

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Autores principales: Mun, Eunchan, Kim, Young-Man, Han, Boksoon, Jeong, Jinsook, Kim, Wonsool, Lee, Changhwan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Society of Occupational & Environmental Medicine 2021
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7952778/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34754462
http://dx.doi.org/10.35371/aoem.2021.33.e1
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author Mun, Eunchan
Kim, Young-Man
Han, Boksoon
Jeong, Jinsook
Kim, Wonsool
Lee, Changhwan
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description BACKGROUND: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has infected many individuals worldwide. Individuals in contact with unspecified people during their work, may be at risk of occupational exposure. On June 22, 2020, 1,435 overseas patients were identified in the Republic of Korea. Considering the influx of overseas patients, aircraft-mediated COVID-19 transmission is a major concern. CASE PRESENTATION: We presented two flight attendants diagnosed with COVID-19 who shared the crew's resting area and ground transportation, and discussed the risks experienced by flight attendants. CONCLUSIONS: Biosafety guidelines for cabin crews should be intensified, and their COVID-19 risks must be further investigated. Policymakers must consider comprehensive surveillance systems for workers with high risks of occupational exposures and transmissions, such as flight attendants.
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spelling pubmed-79527782021-03-24 A case series of flight attendants at risk of COVID-19 in South Korea in 2020 Mun, Eunchan Kim, Young-Man Han, Boksoon Jeong, Jinsook Kim, Wonsool Lee, Changhwan Ann Occup Environ Med Case Report BACKGROUND: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has infected many individuals worldwide. Individuals in contact with unspecified people during their work, may be at risk of occupational exposure. On June 22, 2020, 1,435 overseas patients were identified in the Republic of Korea. Considering the influx of overseas patients, aircraft-mediated COVID-19 transmission is a major concern. CASE PRESENTATION: We presented two flight attendants diagnosed with COVID-19 who shared the crew's resting area and ground transportation, and discussed the risks experienced by flight attendants. CONCLUSIONS: Biosafety guidelines for cabin crews should be intensified, and their COVID-19 risks must be further investigated. Policymakers must consider comprehensive surveillance systems for workers with high risks of occupational exposures and transmissions, such as flight attendants. Korean Society of Occupational & Environmental Medicine 2021-01-22 /pmc/articles/PMC7952778/ /pubmed/34754462 http://dx.doi.org/10.35371/aoem.2021.33.e1 Text en Copyright © 2021 Korean Society of Occupational & Environmental Medicine https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Mun, Eunchan
Kim, Young-Man
Han, Boksoon
Jeong, Jinsook
Kim, Wonsool
Lee, Changhwan
A case series of flight attendants at risk of COVID-19 in South Korea in 2020
title A case series of flight attendants at risk of COVID-19 in South Korea in 2020
title_full A case series of flight attendants at risk of COVID-19 in South Korea in 2020
title_fullStr A case series of flight attendants at risk of COVID-19 in South Korea in 2020
title_full_unstemmed A case series of flight attendants at risk of COVID-19 in South Korea in 2020
title_short A case series of flight attendants at risk of COVID-19 in South Korea in 2020
title_sort case series of flight attendants at risk of covid-19 in south korea in 2020
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7952778/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34754462
http://dx.doi.org/10.35371/aoem.2021.33.e1
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