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

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Kim, Eun-Young ; Choe, Young June ; Park, Hanul ; Jeong, Hyoseon ; Chung, Jae-Hwa ; Yu, Jeonghee ; Ko, Hwa-Pyeong ; Ahn, Hyun Jeong ; Go, Mi-Young ; Lee, Ju-Hyung ; Kim, Won Ick ; Lee, Bu Sim ; Kim, Sooyeon ; Yu, Mi ; Kim, Jia ; Lee, Hye Ryeon ; Jang, Eun Jung ; Lee, Ji Joo ; Lee, Hye Young ; Kim, Jong Mu ; Choi, Ji Hyun ; Lee, Sang Eun ; Kim, Il-Hwan ; Park, Ae Kyung ; Rhee, Jee Eun ; Kim, Eun-Jin ; Lee, Sangwon ; Park, Young-Joon
• Description:
  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.
• Subjects:
  Covid-19 Disease Outbreaks Humans Sars-Cov-2
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 2022; 28(4):898-900
• Pubmed ID:
  35171760
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC8962914
• Document Type:
  Letter
• Place as Subject:
  Republic of Korea
• Volume:
  28
• Issue:
  4
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:7283d45515be6e89424db6703ef4a8eebc96d3f4321512cd8b144e56aaf21399
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/116349/cdc_116349_DS1.pdf
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