The first case of the 2015 Korean Middle East Respiratory Syndrome outbreak.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study reviewed problems in the prevention of outbreak and spread of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and aimed to provide assistance in establishing policies to prevent and manage future outbreaks of novel infectious diseases of foreign origin via in-depth epidemiological investigation of the patient who initiated the MERS outbreak in Korea, 2015.

Methods

Personal and phone interviews were conducted with the patient and his guardians, and his activities in Saudi Arabia were investigated with the help of the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Health. Clinical courses and test results were confirmed from the medical records.

Results

The patient visited 4 medical facilities and contacted 742 people between May 11, 2015, at symptom onset, and May 20, at admi

SUBMITTER: Park YS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4722220 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature