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Importation and Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.529 (Omicron) Variant of Concern in Korea, November 2021

In November 2021, 14 international travel-related severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) B.1.1.529 (omicron) variant of concern (VOC) patients were detected in South Korea. Epidemiologic investigation revealed community transmission of the omicron VOC. A total of 80 SARS-CoV-2...

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Autores principales: Lee, Ji Joo, Choe, Young June, Jeong, Hyeongseop, Kim, Moonsu, Kim, Seonggon, Yoo, Hanna, Park, Kunhee, Kim, Chanhee, Choi, Sojin, Sim, JiWoo, Park, Yoojin, Huh, In Sil, Hong, Gasil, Kim, Mi Young, Song, Jin Su, Lee, Jihee, Kim, Eun-Jin, Rhee, Jee Eun, Kim, Il-Hwan, Gwack, Jin, Kim, Jungyeon, Jeon, Jin-Hwan, Lee, Wook-Gyo, Jeong, Suyeon, Kim, Jusim, Bae, Byungsik, Kim, Ja Eun, Kim, Hyeonsoo, Lee, Hye Young, Lee, Sang-Eun, Kim, Jong Mu, Park, Hanul, Yu, Mi, Choi, Jihyun, Kim, Jia, Lee, Hyeryeon, Jang, Eun-Jung, Lim, Dosang, Lee, Sangwon, Park, Young-Joon
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Academy of Medical Sciences 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8728587/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34962117
http://dx.doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2021.36.e346
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author Lee, Ji Joo
Choe, Young June
Jeong, Hyeongseop
Kim, Moonsu
Kim, Seonggon
Yoo, Hanna
Park, Kunhee
Kim, Chanhee
Choi, Sojin
Sim, JiWoo
Park, Yoojin
Huh, In Sil
Hong, Gasil
Kim, Mi Young
Song, Jin Su
Lee, Jihee
Kim, Eun-Jin
Rhee, Jee Eun
Kim, Il-Hwan
Gwack, Jin
Kim, Jungyeon
Jeon, Jin-Hwan
Lee, Wook-Gyo
Jeong, Suyeon
Kim, Jusim
Bae, Byungsik
Kim, Ja Eun
Kim, Hyeonsoo
Lee, Hye Young
Lee, Sang-Eun
Kim, Jong Mu
Park, Hanul
Yu, Mi
Choi, Jihyun
Kim, Jia
Lee, Hyeryeon
Jang, Eun-Jung
Lim, Dosang
Lee, Sangwon
Park, Young-Joon
author_facet Lee, Ji Joo
Choe, Young June
Jeong, Hyeongseop
Kim, Moonsu
Kim, Seonggon
Yoo, Hanna
Park, Kunhee
Kim, Chanhee
Choi, Sojin
Sim, JiWoo
Park, Yoojin
Huh, In Sil
Hong, Gasil
Kim, Mi Young
Song, Jin Su
Lee, Jihee
Kim, Eun-Jin
Rhee, Jee Eun
Kim, Il-Hwan
Gwack, Jin
Kim, Jungyeon
Jeon, Jin-Hwan
Lee, Wook-Gyo
Jeong, Suyeon
Kim, Jusim
Bae, Byungsik
Kim, Ja Eun
Kim, Hyeonsoo
Lee, Hye Young
Lee, Sang-Eun
Kim, Jong Mu
Park, Hanul
Yu, Mi
Choi, Jihyun
Kim, Jia
Lee, Hyeryeon
Jang, Eun-Jung
Lim, Dosang
Lee, Sangwon
Park, Young-Joon
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description In November 2021, 14 international travel-related severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) B.1.1.529 (omicron) variant of concern (VOC) patients were detected in South Korea. Epidemiologic investigation revealed community transmission of the omicron VOC. A total of 80 SARS-CoV-2 omicron VOC-positive patients were identified until December 10, 2021 and 66 of them reported no relation to the international travel. There may be more transmissions with this VOC in Korea than reported.
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spelling pubmed-87285872022-01-12 Importation and Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.529 (Omicron) Variant of Concern in Korea, November 2021 Lee, Ji Joo Choe, Young June Jeong, Hyeongseop Kim, Moonsu Kim, Seonggon Yoo, Hanna Park, Kunhee Kim, Chanhee Choi, Sojin Sim, JiWoo Park, Yoojin Huh, In Sil Hong, Gasil Kim, Mi Young Song, Jin Su Lee, Jihee Kim, Eun-Jin Rhee, Jee Eun Kim, Il-Hwan Gwack, Jin Kim, Jungyeon Jeon, Jin-Hwan Lee, Wook-Gyo Jeong, Suyeon Kim, Jusim Bae, Byungsik Kim, Ja Eun Kim, Hyeonsoo Lee, Hye Young Lee, Sang-Eun Kim, Jong Mu Park, Hanul Yu, Mi Choi, Jihyun Kim, Jia Lee, Hyeryeon Jang, Eun-Jung Lim, Dosang Lee, Sangwon Park, Young-Joon J Korean Med Sci Brief Communication In November 2021, 14 international travel-related severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) B.1.1.529 (omicron) variant of concern (VOC) patients were detected in South Korea. Epidemiologic investigation revealed community transmission of the omicron VOC. A total of 80 SARS-CoV-2 omicron VOC-positive patients were identified until December 10, 2021 and 66 of them reported no relation to the international travel. There may be more transmissions with this VOC in Korea than reported. The Korean Academy of Medical Sciences 2021-12-21 /pmc/articles/PMC8728587/ /pubmed/34962117 http://dx.doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2021.36.e346 Text en © 2021 The Korean Academy of Medical Sciences. 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.
spellingShingle Brief Communication
Lee, Ji Joo
Choe, Young June
Jeong, Hyeongseop
Kim, Moonsu
Kim, Seonggon
Yoo, Hanna
Park, Kunhee
Kim, Chanhee
Choi, Sojin
Sim, JiWoo
Park, Yoojin
Huh, In Sil
Hong, Gasil
Kim, Mi Young
Song, Jin Su
Lee, Jihee
Kim, Eun-Jin
Rhee, Jee Eun
Kim, Il-Hwan
Gwack, Jin
Kim, Jungyeon
Jeon, Jin-Hwan
Lee, Wook-Gyo
Jeong, Suyeon
Kim, Jusim
Bae, Byungsik
Kim, Ja Eun
Kim, Hyeonsoo
Lee, Hye Young
Lee, Sang-Eun
Kim, Jong Mu
Park, Hanul
Yu, Mi
Choi, Jihyun
Kim, Jia
Lee, Hyeryeon
Jang, Eun-Jung
Lim, Dosang
Lee, Sangwon
Park, Young-Joon
Importation and Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.529 (Omicron) Variant of Concern in Korea, November 2021
title Importation and Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.529 (Omicron) Variant of Concern in Korea, November 2021
title_full Importation and Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.529 (Omicron) Variant of Concern in Korea, November 2021
title_fullStr Importation and Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.529 (Omicron) Variant of Concern in Korea, November 2021
title_full_unstemmed Importation and Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.529 (Omicron) Variant of Concern in Korea, November 2021
title_short Importation and Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.529 (Omicron) Variant of Concern in Korea, November 2021
title_sort importation and transmission of sars-cov-2 b.1.1.529 (omicron) variant of concern in korea, november 2021
topic Brief Communication
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8728587/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34962117
http://dx.doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2021.36.e346
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