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

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

Author(s) -

Shui Shan Lee,

Ngai Sze Wong

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

international journal of infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278

H-Index - 89

eISSN - 1878-3511

pISSN - 1201-9712

DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2015.07.014

Subject(s) - outbreak , middle east respiratory syndrome coronavirus , transmission (telecommunications) , infection control , epidemiology , middle east respiratory syndrome , coronavirus , medicine , covid-19 , environmental health , demography , middle east , virology , disease , geography , infectious disease (medical specialty) , intensive care medicine , sociology , electrical engineering , engineering , archaeology

In May 2015, South Korea reported its first case of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection in a 68-year-old man with a history of travel in the Middle East. In the presence of secondary infections, an understanding of the transmission dynamics of the virus is crucial. The aim of this study was to characterize the transmission chains of MERS-CoV infection in the current South Korean outbreak.

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