2 results match your criteria: "Gyeongbuk Center for Infectious Disease Control and Prevention[Affiliation]"
COVID-19 outbreak and risk factors for infection in a taekwondo gym in the Republic of Korea.
Osong Public Health Res Perspect
April 2022
Gyeongbuk Center for Infectious Disease Control and Prevention, Andong, Korea.
Article Synopsis
- A study analyzed a COVID-19 outbreak in a taekwondo gym in Korea, focusing on children and adolescents, to identify risk factors and improve outbreak management.
- COVID-19 was confirmed in 30 out of 108 individuals, highlighting that younger age and consuming food inside the gym increased the risk of transmission.
- The study concludes that banning food consumption in such facilities and providing infection prevention education for young students are essential to reduce transmission risks.
COVID-19 Outbreak and Presymptomatic Transmission in Pilgrim Travelers Who Returned to Korea from Israel.
J Korean Med Sci
December 2020
Division of Virus Research, Gyeongsangbuk-do Government Public Institute of Health & Environment, Yeongcheon, Korea.
Background: On February 21, 2020, 2 coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in pilgrim travelers from Korea to Israel were identified. We investigated the source of infection, clinical features of COVID-19, and transmission potential of presymptomatic and asymptomatic cases.
Methods: All 39 pilgrim travelers were aggressively tested for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).