Gwangju City Operates Emergency Quarantine System for Summer Infectious Diseases

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Gwangju Metropolitan City announced on the 30th that it will operate an emergency summer quarantine system from next month 1st to September 30th.

The summer season is a period when waterborne and foodborne infectious diseases such as typhoid fever, bacterial dysentery, enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli infection, cholera, and hepatitis A rapidly increase due to the environment conducive to pathogen proliferation caused by rising temperature and humidity and the rainy season.

Accordingly, the city maintains a 24-hour emergency contact system with the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency and health centers of five autonomous districts, and conducts monitoring of group outbreaks of waterborne and foodborne infectious diseases.

In addition, six epidemiological investigation teams composed of epidemiologists, medical personnel, and inspection staff will be operated to respond promptly in case of infectious disease outbreaks.

Furthermore, the city plans to strengthen surveillance of infectious disease outbreaks such as group diarrhea patients by continuously analyzing and forecasting major infectious disease information occurring domestically and internationally, and operating a disease information monitoring network of 608 places consisting of hospitals, schools, and industrial sites.

Song Hye-ja, head of the city's Infectious Disease Control Division, said, "To prevent waterborne and foodborne infectious diseases such as food poisoning, it is necessary to make personal hygiene practices such as hand washing a daily habit and pay attention to food intake."

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