PHWR Public Health Weekly Report

Vol.13 No.15, April 09, 2020 Article TypeCOVID-19 Special ReportEpidemiology and SurveillanceNoncommunicable Disease Statistics

• COVID-19 Special Report 2020-04-09

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  Weekly report on the COVID-19 situation in the Republic of Korea (As of April 4, 2020)

  Kim Miyoung, Kweon Sanghui, Lee Jung Hyun, Baek Soojin, Jeon Byoung-Hak, Yoo Hyosoon, Park Young Joon, Gwack Jin, Park Ok

  Public Health Weekly Report 2020; 13(15): 896-909

  

  

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  This is a weekly report on the COVID-19 situation in the Republic of Korea based on the confirmed cases reported through the Integrated System to Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention according to the INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION ACT and based on the epidemiological investigation by central and local health authorities.
  As of April 4, 2020, there were 10,265 confirmed cases of COVID-19, and including 184 deaths. Confirmed cases were reported in all 17 provinces/cities in Korea, with the highest number of cases from Daegu, Gyeongbuk, Seoul, and Gyeonggi. The results indicated that, by gender, women accounted for a slightly higher proportion (59.9%, n=6,153) of total confirmed cases than men. And, by age the median age was 45 years old (range: 0 to 104 years old).
  The main infectious paths confirmed by epidemiological investigations showed several major clusters related to COVID-19. Of the total cases, the proportion of imported cases was 7.5% (n=771); 50.8% (n=5,210) were Shincheonji (and related); 32.6% (n=3,344) are small clusters and contacts of confirmed cases (other than Shincheonji); and 9.2% (n=940) are currently under investigation as per infection route surveys.

• Epidemiology and Surveillance 2020-04-09

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  Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) Surveillance in the Republic of Korea, 2014-2018

  Oh Eun Jung, Jang Yu Mi, Cha Jeongok, Kong Insik

  Public Health Weekly Report 2020; 13(15): 911-933

  

  

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  Sexually transmitted infections (STIs), often referred to as sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), are spread through human-to-human sexual contact. To date, more than 30 types of STI pathogens have been identified. To review the status of STIs in Korea, this study analyzed the 2014-2018 data reported in an integrated disease and health control system.
  More specifically, this study examined six types of STIs (syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, chancroid, genital herpes, and condyloma acuminata). Among them, syphilis was reported to mandatory surveillance whereas genital herpes, chlamydia, condyloma acuminata, gonorrhea, and chancroid were reported to sentinel surveillance. According to the reported results of surveillance, the number of syphilis cases increased 2.4 times among individuals in their 20s and 30s compared to the reported results of the same age group in 2014. In addition, the number of syphilis cases in individuals 60 years of age and over showed a rapid increase of 22.6 times. chlamydia increased more than 3.5 times in 2014 among individuals in their 60s and increased over 3.0 times among individuals of the same age group in 2014. Genital herpes cases increased 3.8 times among individuals 60 years of age and over compared to the same age group in 2014, while cases among individuals in their 50s increased 3.4 times. Most notably, syphilis cases increased markedly among individuals 60 years of age and over. This study found that the incidence of syphilis, gonorrhea and condyloma acuminata was high among males. However, genital herpes and chlamydia was relatively high among females. These results may be due to a variety of factors related to the occurrence of STIs, such as recent changes in society’s sexual attitudes, sexual behavior and activity as well as a rapidly aging population. This study suggested that it is time for the Korean government to develop and strengthen measures for monitoring and managing STIs by carefully analyzing their status.

• Noncommunicable Disease Statistics 2020-04-09

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  Trends in prevalence of psychological stress among Korean adolescents, 2007-2019; Trends in proportion of Korean adolescents who experienced depression, 2007-2019

  Public Health Weekly Report 2020; 13(15): 934-937

  

  

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