Probable transmission chains of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus and the multiple generations of secondary infection in South Korea

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 38, Issue , 2015, Pages 65-67

  Lee, Shui Shan ^a   Wong, Ngai Sze ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Coronavirus; Epidemiology; Infectious diseases outbreaks; MERS

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CORONAVIRUS INFECTION; FEMALE; FOMITE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDDLE EAST RESPIRATORY SYNDROME CORONAVIRUS; MIDDLE EAST RESPIRATORY SYNDROME CORONAVIRUS INFECTION; NONHUMAN; SARS CORONAVIRUS; SECONDARY INFECTION; SOUTH KOREA; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; COINFECTION; CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; EPIDEMIC; TRANSMISSION;

COINFECTION; CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPUBLIC OF KOREA;

EID: 84939446518     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: 18783511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2015.07.014     Document Type: Article

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