Yonsei Med J.  2015 Sep;56(5):1174-1176. 10.3349/ymj.2015.56.5.1174.

An Outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Infection in South Korea, 2015

• Choi JY

• KMID: 2163606
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3349/ymj.2015.56.5.1174

Abstract

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  Fig. 1 Transmission linkage of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus outbreak in South Korea, May to July 2015 (n=186).

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