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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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The Korean Academy of Medical Sciences
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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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