Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus outbreak in the Republic of Korea, 2015

The outbreak of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection in the Republic of Korea started from the index case who developed fever after returning from Middle East. He infected 26 cases in Hospital C, and consecutive nosocomial transmission proceeded throughout the nation. We provide an epidemiologic description of the outbreak, as of July 2015.

Source: Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives - September 5, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Seung Woo Kim, Tae Un Yang, Yoolwon Jeong, Jung Wan Park, Keon-Joo Lee, Kyung Min Kim, Jongseok Oh, Yong-shik Park, Woncheol Lee, Jong Rak Jung, Changhwan Lee, Joonkee Lee, Heun Choi, WooSuck Suh, Dae-Won Kim, Hoon gil Jo, Minsung Kim, Jungmo Ahn, Kanghyo Tags: Original Article Source Type: research