- Editorial
- The Impact of Social Distancing on the Transmission of Influenza Virus, South Korea, 2020
- Young June Choe, Jong-Koo Lee
- Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2020;11(3):91-92. Published online June 1, 2020
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- Review Article
- COVID-19 Outbreak in Malaysia
- Asita Elengoe
- Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2020;11(3):93-100. Published online June 1, 2020
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In 2020 a significant threat to public health emerged. The novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) epidemic outbreak emerged in December 2019 from Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China and spread to the rest of the world. This disease was named COVID-19 by World Health Organization. To date (17th April 2020) a total of 2,230,439 cases of COVID-19; 150,810...
- Original Articles
- Genome-Wide Identification and Characterization of Point Mutations in the SARS-CoV-2 Genome
- Jun-Sub Kim, Jun-Hyeong Jang, Jeong-Min Kim, Yoon-Seok Chung, Cheon-Kwon Yoo, Myung-Guk Han
- Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2020;11(3):101-111. Published online May 14, 2020
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Objectives Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) emerged in Wuhan, China, in December 2019 and has been rapidly spreading worldwide. Although the causal relationship among mutations and the features of SARS-CoV-2 such as rapid transmission, pathogenicity, and tropism, remains unclear, our results of genomic mutations in SARS-CoV-2 may help to interpret the interaction between genomic characterization in SARS-CoV-2 and infectivity...
- Detection and Isolation of SARS-CoV-2 in Serum, Urine, and Stool Specimens of COVID-19 Patients from the Republic of Korea
- Jeong-Min Kim, Heui Man Kim, Eun Jung Lee, Hye Jun Jo, Youngsil Yoon, Nam-Joo Lee, Junseock Son, Ye-Ji Lee, Mi Seon Kim, Yong-Pyo Lee, Su-Jin Chae, Kye Ryeong Park, Seung-Rye Cho, Sehee Park, Su Jin Kim, Eunbyeol Wang, SangHee Woo, Aram Lim, Su-Jin Park, JunHyeong Jang, Yoon-Seok Chung, Bum Sik Chin, Jin-Soo Lee, Duko Lim, Myung-Guk Han, Cheon Kwon Yoo
- Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2020;11(3):112-117. Published online May 8, 2020
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Objectives Coronavirus Disease-19 (COVID-19) is a respiratory infection characterized by the main symptoms of pneumonia and fever. It is caused by the novel coronavirus severe acute respiratory syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), which is known to spread via respiratory droplets. We aimed to determine the rate and likelihood of SARS-CoV-2 transmission from COVID-19 patients through non-respiratory routes.
Methods Serum, urine, and stool samples were collected...
- Development and Utilization of a Rapid and Accurate Epidemic Investigation Support System for COVID-19
- Young Joon Park, Sang Yun Cho, Jin Lee, Ikjin Lee, Won-Ho Park, Seungmyeong Jeong, Seongyun Kim, Seokjun Lee, Jaeho Kim, Ok Park
- Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2020;11(3):118-127. Published online May 20, 2020
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Objectives In this pandemic situation caused by a novel coronavirus disease in 2019 (COVID-19), an electronic support system that can rapidly and accurately perform epidemic investigations, is needed. It would systematically secure and analyze patients’ data (who have been confirmed to have the infection), location information, and credit card usage.
Methods The “Infectious Disease Prevention and Control Act” in South Korea, established a...
- Short Communications
- Detection of Novel Coronavirus on the Surface of Environmental Materials Contaminated by COVID-19 Patients in the Republic of Korea
- Sang-Eun Lee, Deog-Yong Lee, Wook-Gyo Lee, ByeongHak Kang, Yoon Suk Jang, Boyeong Ryu, SeungJae Lee, Hyunjung Bahk, Eungyu Lee
- Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2020;11(3):128-132. Published online May 8, 2020
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This study aimed to determine the presence of SARS-CoV-2 on surfaces frequently touched by COVID-19 patients, and assess the scope of contamination and transmissibility in facilities where the outbreaks occurred. In the course of this epidemiological investigation, a total of 80 environmental specimens were collected from 6 hospitals (68 specimens) and 2 “mass facilities” (6 specimens from a rehabilitation center...
- Coronavirus Disease-19: Quarantine Framework for Travelers Entering Korea
- Quarantine Management Team, COVID- National Emergency Response Center
- Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2020;11(3):133-139. Published online May 8, 2020
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South Korea is operating a flexible quarantine management system which is based on the results of epidemiological investigations of patients arriving from overseas with coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19), and closely monitoring COVID-19 outbreaks. South Korea has designated countries with a localized, high prevalence of infection as “quarantine inspection required areas” and has reinforced quarantine measures by applying special immigration procedures for...
- Early Trend of Imported COVID-19 Cases in South Korea
- Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2020;11(3):140-145. Published online May 4, 2020
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This study aimed to observe the initial trend of imported COVID-19 cases in South Korea since the beginning of the outbreak. All imported cases were classified into 5 regions (China, Asia, Europe, Africa, and America) according to travel history and potential exposure to the COVID-19. The list of countries for which confirmed cases had a travel history (single visit, multiple...
- Corrigendum
- Corrigendum to “Coronavirus Disease-19: The First 7,755 Cases in the Republic of Korea” [Osong Public Health Res Perspect 2020;11(2):85–90]
- COVID- National Emergency Response Center, Epidemiology and Case Management Team, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2020;11(3):146-146. Published online June 1, 2020
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