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Airport and Seaport Traveler Respiratory Infection Testing Services
What is the traveler respiratory infection testing service?
- A service that provides voluntary infection testing for travelers exhibiting symptoms among overseas entrants at airports and seaports, targeting those who do not have an epidemiological link to quarantine infectious diseases.
Testing location
- Gimpo, Jeju, Gimhae, Daegu, and Cheongju Airports (International flights), Busan Port, and Incheon Port International Passenger Terminal
Testing items and methods
- Human Infection with Avian Influenza (AI), COVID-19, Influenza A/B
- Gene detection test (PCR) and analysis of positive pathogen genes
- Notification of test results will be sent to the individual via text message or email
Testing service procedure
- Selection of subjects and testing procedure guidance → Document preparation → Specimen collection and test request → Pathogen detection → Test result notification
This flowchart explains the step-by-step procedure for infectious disease testing services. 1. Selection of subjects: Among individuals with respiratory symptoms, quarantine officers recommend testing for those who are not suspected cases of infectious diseases. 2. Registration of test applicants: The test subject fills out a questionnaire and has a sample collected before returning home. 3. Test analysis - The sample is tested for pathogen detection at the Disease Control Center's Diagnostic Analysis Department. - If necessary, the sample is transferred to the Emerging Pathogen Analysis Department for genetic analysis. 4. Result determination - Positive result: Classified as a quarantine infectious disease or another infectious disease. - Negative result: No infection confirmed. 5. Result notification - In case of a positive result, the local health center is notified. - The final test results are communicated to all test subjects. In short, if a person with respiratory symptoms agrees to undergo testing, the process follows a series of steps: sample collection → analysis → determination → notification to the health center and the individual.
Future plans
- Expansion to national public and port quarantine stations (by 2026)