📄 The same middle east respiratory syndrome-coronavirus (MERS-CoV) yet different outbreak patterns and public health impacts on the far east expert opinion from the rapid response team of the Republic of Korea

© 2015 by The Korean Society of Infectious Diseases | Korean Society for Chemotherapy. A Middle East Respiratory Syndrome-Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) outbreak, the largest outbreak outside the Middle East in 2012, occurred in the Republic of Korea and resulted in a large number of cases, with 186 infected people, including 38 deaths. A Rapid Response Team (RRT) was appointed after a request from the Korean government on June 8, 2015 calling for specialists to manage and control the MERS-CoV outbreak. This report presents the opinion of the RRT who worked to manage this healthcare-associated MERS-CoV outbreak in Korea.

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