Assessment of the risk posed to Singapore by the 2015 Middle East respiratory syndrome outbreak in the Republic of Korea

• Main Authors: Emma Xuxiao Zhang (Author), Olivia Seen Huey Oh (Author), Wanhan See (Author), Pream Raj (Author), Lyn James (Author), Kamran Khan (Author), Jeannie Su Hui Tey (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific, 2016-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: To assess the public health risk to Singapore posed by the Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) outbreak in the Republic of Korea in 2015. Methods: The likelihood of importation of MERS cases and the magnitude of the public health impact in Singapore were assessed to determine overall...