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ArticleOsong public health and research perspectives2022

Characteristics of COVID-19 outbreaks and risk factors for transmission at an army training center in South Korea from June to August 2021.

U Jin Cho, Seongjin Wang, Seonju Yi, Yeon Hwa Choi, Eun-Young Kim, Jin A Kim, Sanghwan Bae, Jungyeon Yu, Jangkyu Choi, Young-Joon Park

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Article in Osong public health and research perspectives, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

U Jin ChoEpidemiological Investigation Team, Central Disease Control Headquarters, Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, Cheongju, Korea.
Seongjin WangEpidemiological Investigation Team, Central Disease Control Headquarters, Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, Cheongju, Korea.
Seonju YiEpidemiological Investigation Team, Central Disease Control Headquarters, Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, Cheongju, Korea.
Yeon Hwa ChoiDivision of Infectious Disease Response, Chungcheong Regional Center, Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, Daejeon, Korea.
Eun-Young KimDivision of Infectious Disease Response, Chungcheong Regional Center, Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, Daejeon, Korea.
Jin A KimDivision of Infectious Disease Response, Chungcheong Regional Center, Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, Daejeon, Korea.
Sanghwan BaeIndoor Air Quality Research Center, Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology, Goyang, Korea.
Jungyeon YuIndoor Air Quality Research Center, Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology, Goyang, Korea.
Jangkyu ChoiGyeryongdae District Hospital, Republic of Korea Army Headquarters, Korea Army, Gyeryong, Korea.
Young-Joon ParkEpidemiological Investigation Team, Central Disease Control Headquarters, Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, Cheongju, Korea.
Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency · KRKorea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology · KRRepublic of Korea Army · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesIt is crucial to establish the characteristics of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreaks at army training centers to develop preventive measures. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the COVID-19 transmission patterns and risk factors in a sequence of outbreaks at an army training center from June to August 2021.

methodsThis study included 1,324 trainees at an army training center where outbreaks occurred from June to August 2021. The outbreak was qualitatively analyzed according to the period, attack rate, demographic characteristics, vaccination history, and living areas. An aerodynamic experiment was performed to evaluate aerosol transmission in living areas.

resultsThree outbreaks occurred at the army training center from June to August 2021. The first, second, and third outbreaks lasted for 32, 17, and 24 days, and the attack rates were 12.8%, 18.1%, and 8.9%, respectively. Confirmed cases were distributed in all age groups. Recruits and the unvaccinated were at higher risk for COVID-19. The aerodynamic experiment verified the possibility of aerosol transmission within the same living area.

conclusionCOVID-19 transmission at army training centers should be minimized through quarantine and post-admission testing during the latency period as part of integrated measures that include facility ventilation, vaccination, indoor mask-wearing, and social distancing.

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Communicable diseasesCOVID-19Military facilitiesRiskVaccination

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