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

Ji Joo Lee; Young June Choe; Hyeongseop Jeong; Moonsu Kim; Seonggon Kim; Hanna Yoo; Kunhee Park; Chanhee Kim; Sojin Choi; Ji Woo Sim; Yoojin Park; In Sil Huh; Gasil Hong; Mi Young Kim; Jin Su Song; Jihee Lee; Eun Jin Kim; Jee Eun Rhee; Il Hwan Kim; Jin Gwack; Jungyeon Kim; Jin Hwan Jeon; Wook Gyo Lee; Suyeon Jeong; Jusim Kim; Byungsik Bae; Ja Eun Kim; Hyeonsoo Kim; Hye Young Lee; Sang Eun Lee; Jong Mu Kim; Hanul Park; Mi Yu; Jihyun Choi; Jia Kim; Hyeryeon Lee; Eun Jung Jang; Dosang Lim; Sangwon Lee; Young Joon Park

doi:10.3346/JKMS.2021.36.E346

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

Ji Joo Lee
, Young June Choe
, Hyeongseop Jeong
, Moonsu Kim
, Seonggon Kim
, Hanna Yoo
, Kunhee Park
, Chanhee Kim
, Sojin Choi
, Ji Woo Sim
, Yoojin Park
, In Sil Huh
, Gasil Hong
, Mi Young Kim
, Jin Su Song
, Jihee Lee
, Eun Jin Kim
, Jee Eun Rhee
, Il Hwan Kim
, Jin Gwack

Jungyeon Kim, Jin Hwan Jeon, Wook Gyo Lee, Suyeon Jeong, Jusim Kim, Byungsik Bae, Ja Eun Kim, Hyeonsoo Kim, Hye Young Lee, Sang Eun Lee, Jong Mu Kim, Hanul Park, Mi Yu, Jihyun Choi, Jia Kim, Hyeryeon Lee, Eun Jung Jang, Dosang Lim, Sangwon Lee, Young Joon Park^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

Department of Medicine

Korea National Institute of Health
Korea University
Incheon Metropolitan City Public Agency for Social Service
Gyeonggi-do Infectious Disease Control Center
Seoul Metropolitan Government
Incheon Airport National Quarantine Station

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Article number	e346
Journal	Journal of Korean Medical Science
Volume	36
Issue number	50
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3346/JKMS.2021.36.E346
State	Published - 2021

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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

Coronavirus
Covid-19
Omicron variant
Sars-cov-2

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Lee, J. J., Choe, Y. J., Jeong, H., Kim, M., Kim, S., Yoo, H., Park, K., Kim, C., Choi, S., Sim, J. W., Park, Y., Huh, I. S., Hong, G., Kim, M. Y., Song, J. S., Lee, J., Kim, E. J., Rhee, J. E., Kim, I. H., ... Park, Y. J. (2021). Importation and Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.529 (Omicron) Variant of Concern in Korea, November 2021. Journal of Korean Medical Science, 36(50), Article e346. https://doi.org/10.3346/JKMS.2021.36.E346

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

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