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. 2015 Jun;47(2):120-2.
doi: 10.3947/ic.2015.47.2.120. Epub 2015 Jun 30.

An Unexpected Outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Infection in the Republic of Korea, 2015

Korean Society of Infectious Diseases; Korean Society for Healthcare-associated Infection Control and Prevention

An Unexpected Outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Infection in the Republic of Korea, 2015

Korean Society of Infectious Diseases et al. Infect Chemother. 2015 Jun.

Abstract

This report includes a summary of a current outbreak of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus infection in the Republic of Korea as of June 23, 2015. Epidemiologic, clinical, and laboratory investigations of this outbreak are ongoing.

Keywords: Disease outbreaks, Republic of Korea; Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus.

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