id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-318448-3bkp1mtj Choi, Jun Yong An Outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Infection in South Korea, 2015 2015-09-01 .txt text/plain 612 44 53 title: An Outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Infection in South Korea, 2015 Between May and July 2015, there was an unexpected outbreak of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection in South Korea. Several super-spreading events, which happened within hospitals from patients 1, 14, 16, and 76, contributed to 80% of all subsequent cases. This large and complex outbreak, which arose in crowded hospitals within metropolitan cities, exposed several problems with the Korean healthcare system, including emergency preparedness and response systems by the government, as well as infection prevention and control measures in hospitals. An Unexpected Outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Infection in the Republic of Korea Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV)-Republic of Korea WHO recommends continuation of strong disease control measures to bring MERS-CoV outbreak in Republic of Korea to an end: for News Release ./cache/cord-318448-3bkp1mtj.txt ./txt/cord-318448-3bkp1mtj.txt