Implementation System of a Biosurveillance System in the Republic of Korea and Its Legal Ramifications

Kim, Amanda J.; Tak, Sangwoo

The IDCPA requires signatories to control and prevent the spread of infectious disease. It categorizes diseases into 5 groups, depending on their severity and the intensity of quarantine required. Infectious diseases that do not belong to any of the 5 groups are classified as follows: designated infectious diseases, infectious diseases under surveillance by WHO, infectious diseases spread through bioterrorism, sexually transmitted infectious diseases, zoonoses, and nosocomial infectious diseases. 10 The IDCPA includes planning (annual strategy reports), reporting and notification, and epidemiologic investigation of suspected cases, as well as conducting surveys, handling of high-risk pathogens, vaccination, disinfection, and other preventive measures. It also encompasses planning and implementation of annual strategies and sustaining the workforce and facilities as preventive and control measures. The surveillance process in the act is shown in Figure 3 .