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The Outbreak of COVID-19 and Spatial Characteristics: Relationship between COVID-19 and Host, Environment and Nationally Notifiable Infectious Diseases

코로나-19 감염증의 확산과 공간적 특성: 숙주, 환경적 요인, 기존 신규 감염병과의 관계

  • JUNG, Bo-Kyung (Dept. of Urban Planning and Engineering, Pusan National University) ;
  • HONG, Sung-Bin (Dept. of Urban Planning and Engineering, Pusan National University) ;
  • PARK, So-Jung (Dept. of Urban Planning and Engineering, Pusan National University) ;
  • YANG, Seongjun (Dept. of Urban Planning and Engineering, Pusan National University) ;
  • KIM, Donghyun (Dept. of Urban Planning and Engineering, Pusan National University)
  • 정보경 (부산대학교 공과대학 도시공학과) ;
  • 홍성빈 (부산대학교 공과대학 도시공학과) ;
  • 박소정 (부산대학교 공과대학 도시공학과) ;
  • 양성준 (부산대학교 공과대학 도시공학과) ;
  • 김동현 (부산대학교 공과대학 도시공학과)
  • Received : 2022.03.01
  • Accepted : 2022.03.23
  • Published : 2022.06.30
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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine the spatial characteristics and factors in the occurrence of COVID-19 from January 20 to August 30 of 2020. The exploratory spatial data analysis and spatial econometrics model are used. The spatial unit of analysis is 255 si-gun-gu in Korea. As a result of the analysis, COVID-19 infection did not appear to be a significant factors(host and environment) influencing the emergence of existing new infectious diseases, but there was a relationship between spatially adjacent areas and their occurrence. It also showed a close relationship with the outbreak pattern of group 4 infectious diseases, another type of new infectious disease in Korea. The result of this study shows that COVID-19 is not a new pattern of emerging infectious diseases. It means that the properties of the space where new infectious diseases appear must be continuously managed in order to effectively control new infectious diseases.

본 연구의 목적은 2020년 1월부터 8월까지 발생한 COVID-19 감염증 발생의 공간적 확산의 패턴을 파악하고 영향요인을 추정하고자 하는 것이다. 우리나라 시·군·구별 COVID-19 확진자를 대상으로 탐색적 공간자료분석과 공간회귀모형을 활용하여 분석하였다. 분석의 결과 COVID-19는 기존에 논의되던 감염병 출현의 요인이었던 숙주와 환경요인이 큰 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타나지 않았으며 공간적으로 인접한 지역과의 관계가 높게 나타났다. 특히 신종 감염병인 4군 감염병의 발생 패턴과 밀접한 관련이 있는 것으로 나타났다. 이 연구의 결과는 COVID-19가 새로운 감염병임에도 불구하고 기존에 발생하였던 신종 감염병의 발생과 전혀 다른 패턴이 아니라는 점을 보여준다. 이는 신종 감염병을 효과적으로 통제하기 위해서 과거 새로운 감염병이 출현하였던 공간의 특성을 지속적으로 관리해야 함을 의미한다.

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이 논문은 2020년 한국창의재단(학부생 연구프로그램)과 국토교통부의 스마트시티 혁신인재육성사업으로 지원되었습니다.

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