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cord-256086-8qfeoayb	Lin, Leesa	Tuning in and catching on? Examining the relationship between pandemic communication and awareness and knowledge of MERS in the USA	2016-04-15		.txt	text/plain	3653	164	43	The Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) that was followed closely by major media outlets in the USA provides an opportunity to examine the relationship between exposure to public communication about epidemics and public awareness and knowledge about new risks. 2, 6, 7 One key importance is to study the association between social and individual factors and communication inequalities-differences among people from different socioeconomic positions (SEPs), racial, ethnic and geographical backgrounds, to understand how individuals access, interpret and act on messages they have received 1,5,8 -13 and to identify the best ways to quickly and effectively reach diverse populations with important preventive information. 24, 25 This lesson was reinforced by the experience of recent international pandemic outbreaks of diseases and viruses such as the SARS, avian flu and H1N1 when the constructs of strategic risk communication such as public awareness, media exposure and knowledge about specific threats were further identified and assessed.	./cache/cord-256086-8qfeoayb.txt	./txt/cord-256086-8qfeoayb.txt