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KMID : 1143420220150342418
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Public Health Weekly Report
2022 Volume.15 No. 34 p.2418 ~ p.2425
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The status of genomic surveillance of the COVID-19 variant virus in the Gyeongnamregion
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Hwang Seon-Do
Lee Eun-Ju
Kang Byung-Hak
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Abstract
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The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), which emerged at the end of 2019, displayed genetic variation in the replication
and transmission stage. As a result, COVID-19 viruses spread globally. The aim of this report was to conduct genomic
surveillance in the Gyeongnam region of the Republic of Korea (ROK). The ROK’s Korea Disease Control and Prevention
Agency (KDCA) was established and five Regional Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were newly established to
actively defend against COVID-19. The Division of Laboratory Diagnosis Analysis conduct genomic surveillance to track and analyze the source of infection and to identify genetic mutations of the COVID-19 virus. The findings of this report were that new variants of COVID-19 like alpha, delta, omicron emerged in the Gyeongnam region. This report recommended continuous genomic surveillance for new variants.
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KEYWORD
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), Genomic surveillance, Variant virus
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