2015 MERS outbreak in Korea: hospital-to-hospital transmission

2015 MERS outbreak in Korea: hospital-to-hospital transmission

The distinct characteristic of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) outbreak in South Korea is that it not only involves intra-hospital transmission, but it also involves hospital-to-hospital transmission. It has been the largest MERS outbreak outside the Middle East, with 186 confirmed cases...

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Main Author:	Moran Ki
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Korean Society of Epidemiology 2015-07-01
Series:	Epidemiology and Health
Subjects:	Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Outbreak Hospital infection Epidemiology Statistics Korea
Online Access:	http://www.e-epih.org/upload/pdf/epih-37-e2015033.pdf

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