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. 2016 Nov 1;44(11):1414-1416.
doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2016.03.014. Epub 2016 Apr 26.

Middle East respiratory syndrome in South Korea during 2015: Risk-related perceptions and quarantine attitudes

E Y Kim  1 , Q Liao  2 , E S Yu  1 , J H Kim  1 , S W Yoon  2 , W W T Lam  2 , R Fielding  3
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Middle East respiratory syndrome in South Korea during 2015: Risk-related perceptions and quarantine attitudes

E Y Kim et al. Am J Infect Control. .

Abstract

A telephone survey involving 200 household members in and around Seoul, South Korea, was completed during the maturity stage of the outbreak of Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) in Korea during June 2015. The study found that respondents perceived low risk from contracting MERS, had low trust in government in controlling MERS, and generally held unfavorable attitudes toward quarantine.

Keywords: Outbreak control; Trust.

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Outbreak timeline. Green text indicates highly publicized quarantine-breaking events. HQ, headquarters; MERS-COV, Middle East respiratory syndrome-coronavirus; WHO, World Health Organization. Source: http://www.who.int/csr/don/07-july-2015-mers-korea/en/.
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