Transmission characteristics of MERS and SARS in the healthcare setting: a comparative study
Transmission characteristics of MERS and SARS in the healthcare setting: a comparative study
The Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) coronavirus has caused recurrent outbreaks in the Arabian Peninsula since 2012. Although MERS has low overall human-to-human transmission potential, there is occasional amplification in the healthcare setting, a pattern reminiscent of the dynamics of the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) outbreaks in 2003. Here …