aDivision of Vaccine Preventable Disease Control and National Immunization Program, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Osong, Korea.
bCenter for Disease Prevention, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Osong, Korea.
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NCC = National Certificate Committee; NIDS = National infectious disease surveillance.
a Epidemic investigation officer finally confirmed the suspicious case
b Collect the stool within 3 days after contact, with an interval of 24--48 h.
c Household contacts, HCW contacts(Medical staff, laboratory workers), toilet contacts, public contacts
d Apply for Table 5 classification
e NCC(National Certificate Committee) finally confirmed the confirmed case
Contacts classification | Definition | Quarantine and management |
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Household |
Family of the case Persons living with the case and sharing the toilet (for dormitory and inmates) |
Quarantine at home Quarantine period: until there have been two consecutive negative stool culturesc Serology test: prior to immunization Immunization |
Toilet | People sharing the toilet with the case during his/her infectious periodb |
No quarantine Stool culturec : until there are two consecutive negative stool cultures Immunization |
HCWa |
Medical staff in contact with the case during the infectious period Laboratory workers handling the specimens of the case |
No quarantine Stool culturec : until there are two consecutive negative stool cultures Immunization |
Public |
Co-workers of the case (school, company, etc.) Passengers on the same aircraft, ship and trains Hospital contacts other than medical staff during the infectious period Primary responder |
No quarantine Immunization |
a When coming into contact with the case in the infectious period without protective equipment, and if the case is isolated and HCWs contact him/her with protective equipment, it is classified as ‘public contact’;
b Infectious period: from 11 days prior to the onset of symptom up to 6 weeks later;
c Collect the stool within 3 days after contact, with an interval of 24–48 h. HCW = health care worker.
Suspected case contacts |
• One time IPV immunization to all contactsa * In children, completion of IPV by minimal interval |
Confirmed case contacts |
• The case of unknown or incomplete immunization history was total 3 times IPV done every 4 weeks * In children, completion of IPV by minimal interval |