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

doi:10.3201/eid2804.220006

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^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

Department of Medicine

Honam Regional Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Korea University
Korea National Institute of Health
Gwangju Metropolitan Government
Jeollabuk-do
Jeollabuk-do Center for Infectious Disease Control and Prevention
Jeollanam-do Government
Jeollanam-do Communicable Disease Management Support Team

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	898-900
Number of pages	3
Journal	Emerging Infectious Diseases
Volume	28
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2804.220006
State	Published - 2022.04

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Kim, E. Y., Choe, Y. J., Park, H., Jeong, H., Chung, J. H., Yu, J., Ko, H. P., Ahn, H. J., Go, M. Y., Lee, J. H., Kim, W. I., Lee, B. S., Kim, S., Yu, M., Kim, J., Lee, H. R., Jang, E. J., Lee, J. J., Lee, H. Y., ... Park, Y. J. (2022). Community Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant, South Korea, 2021. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 28(4), 898-900. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2804.220006

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Community Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant, South Korea, 2021

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