Engaging the international community during the 2015 Middle East respiratory syndrome outbreak in the Republic of Korea

The 2015 Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) outbreak in the Republic of Korea, which started with an imported case and spread throughout the country with a total of 186 cases, revealed the vulnerabilities of the health-care system of the country. The situation was compounded by the unique healt...

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Main Authors: Minwon Lee, Hoohee Nam, Sun-Gyu Lee, Ok Park, Youngmee Jee, Kidong Park
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific 2016-02-01
Series:Western Pacific Surveillance and Response
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Online Access:http://ojs.wpro.who.int/ojs/index.php/wpsar/article/view/401/646