Preventing healthcare-associated transmission of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS): Our Achilles heel

Summary: Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) coronavirus is the most recent among the Coronaviridae family to jump species and infect humans. Major healthcare associated MERS outbreaks have occurred in the Middle East and Korea that affected both patients and healthcare workers. These outbreaks...

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Main Authors: Hanan H. Balkhy, Trish M. Perl, Yaseen M. Arabi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-05-01
Series:Journal of Infection and Public Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876034116300235