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Editor, Senior Moderator
Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2020 Feb;11(1):60-63. doi: 10.24171/j.phrp.2020.11.1.09. [h=1]Contact Transmission of COVID-19 in South Korea: Novel Investigation Techniques for Tracing Contacts.[/h]
COVID-19 National Emergency Response Center, Epidemiology & Case Management Team, Korea Centers for Disease Control & Prevention.
[h=3]Abstract[/h] In the epidemiological investigation of an infectious disease, investigating, classifying, tracking, and managing contacts by identifying the patient's route are important for preventing further transmission of the disease. However, omissions and errors in previous activities can occur when the investigation is performed through only a proxy interview with the patient. To overcome these limitations, methods that can objectively verify the patient's claims (medical facility records, Global Positioning System, card transactions, and closed-circuit television) were used for the recent ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 contact investigations in South Korea.
Copyright ?2020, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[h=4]KEYWORDS:[/h] 2019 novel coronavirus infection; contact tracing; global positioning system; infectious disease; medical records
PMID: 32149043 PMCID: PMC7045882 DOI: 10.24171/j.phrp.2020.11.1.09
COVID-19 National Emergency Response Center, Epidemiology & Case Management Team, Korea Centers for Disease Control & Prevention.
[h=3]Abstract[/h] In the epidemiological investigation of an infectious disease, investigating, classifying, tracking, and managing contacts by identifying the patient's route are important for preventing further transmission of the disease. However, omissions and errors in previous activities can occur when the investigation is performed through only a proxy interview with the patient. To overcome these limitations, methods that can objectively verify the patient's claims (medical facility records, Global Positioning System, card transactions, and closed-circuit television) were used for the recent ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 contact investigations in South Korea.
Copyright ?2020, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[h=4]KEYWORDS:[/h] 2019 novel coronavirus infection; contact tracing; global positioning system; infectious disease; medical records
PMID: 32149043 PMCID: PMC7045882 DOI: 10.24171/j.phrp.2020.11.1.09