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How 'Super-Spreader' Patient Transmitted MERS To 82 People
A single super-spreader patient in an overcrowded emergency room transmitted the MERS virus to 82 individuals over a period of three days, according to new study that maps the transmission of South Korea's first outbreak of the deadly virus.
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How One Man Spread A killer Virus In Hospital
A single patient infected 82 people with the deadly MERS virus in an overcrowded South Korean emergency room in 2015, according to a scientific investigation released on Saturday.
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International Trade Helps Spread Infectious Diseases: Study
Besides opening up new vistas for humans, ranging from travel to exotic places to enjoying the products and services of those distant lands, international trade and travel also increases risk of spreading infectious diseases, a study says.
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South Korea Declares Country Effectively Out of MERS Danger
South Korea declared today it is effectively out of danger from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), more than two months after the first case was reported and began spreading in hospital settings to kill 36 people.
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South Korean Hospitals Suspend Services as MERS Outbreak Spreads
Two major hospitals in South Korea's capital suspended services to patients today in a bid to stop the spread of MERS after four new cases of the deadly virus were reported.
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3 New MERS Cases Reported in South Korea
South Korea reported three new cases of MERS today as health authorities remained vigilant about the spread of the virus, which appeared to have slowed in recent days.
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Thailand Took Four Days to Confirm First MERS Case, Scores Monitored
Thai authorities took nearly four days to confirm the country's first case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), the health ministry said on Friday, a time lag likely to raise fears of a further spread of the deadly virus in Asia.
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Thailand Confirms First MERS Case, Says Health Ministry
Thailand confirmed its first case of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) virus today, according to the country's health ministry.
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Hospital at Centre of South Korea's MERS Suspends Services; 7 New Cases
A South Korean hospital suspended most services today after being identified as the epicentre of the spread of a deadly respiratory disease that has killed 15 people since being diagnosed in the country nearly four weeks ago.
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World Health Organization Says South Korea's MERS Outbreak Large And Complex
The World Health Organization said on Saturday South Korea's outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) was "large and complex" and more cases should be anticipated, but it saw no sign the disease is spreading in the community.
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WHO Team Urges South Korea to Reopen Schools as More Close in MERS Crisis
A joint South Korean-World Health Organization mission studying an outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) recommended today that schools be reopened, as they were unlikely to spread the disease, just as school boards recommended more be shut.
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South Korea to Track Cellphones to Prevent MERS Spread
South Korean authorities will track the cellphones of hundreds of people under quarantine to prevent the spread of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and reported a fifth death in the outbreak, with the number of infections rising to 64.
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Toll of MERS Infected People Touches 50 in South Korea
South Korea, today, confirmed nine more cases of the MERS virus, which has killed four people, but said it did not represent a spread of the outbreak as the infected were already in quarantine.
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Panic in South Korea as Reports of Fresh MERS Cases Emerge
Alarm over an outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in South Korea spread on Thursday with North Korea calling for border checks while hundreds more schools closed in the South and authorities reported five new cases.
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South Korean Health Minister Apologizes Over MERS Outbreak
South Korea's health minister apologised today for failing to halt an outbreak of the MERS virus, vowing "utmost efforts" to curb the disease's spread as the number infected rose to 15.
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How 'Super-Spreader' Patient Transmitted MERS To 82 People
A single super-spreader patient in an overcrowded emergency room transmitted the MERS virus to 82 individuals over a period of three days, according to new study that maps the transmission of South Korea's first outbreak of the deadly virus.
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How One Man Spread A killer Virus In Hospital
A single patient infected 82 people with the deadly MERS virus in an overcrowded South Korean emergency room in 2015, according to a scientific investigation released on Saturday.
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International Trade Helps Spread Infectious Diseases: Study
Besides opening up new vistas for humans, ranging from travel to exotic places to enjoying the products and services of those distant lands, international trade and travel also increases risk of spreading infectious diseases, a study says.
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South Korea Declares Country Effectively Out of MERS Danger
South Korea declared today it is effectively out of danger from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), more than two months after the first case was reported and began spreading in hospital settings to kill 36 people.
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South Korean Hospitals Suspend Services as MERS Outbreak Spreads
Two major hospitals in South Korea's capital suspended services to patients today in a bid to stop the spread of MERS after four new cases of the deadly virus were reported.
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3 New MERS Cases Reported in South Korea
South Korea reported three new cases of MERS today as health authorities remained vigilant about the spread of the virus, which appeared to have slowed in recent days.
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Thailand Took Four Days to Confirm First MERS Case, Scores Monitored
Thai authorities took nearly four days to confirm the country's first case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), the health ministry said on Friday, a time lag likely to raise fears of a further spread of the deadly virus in Asia.
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Thailand Confirms First MERS Case, Says Health Ministry
Thailand confirmed its first case of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) virus today, according to the country's health ministry.
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Hospital at Centre of South Korea's MERS Suspends Services; 7 New Cases
A South Korean hospital suspended most services today after being identified as the epicentre of the spread of a deadly respiratory disease that has killed 15 people since being diagnosed in the country nearly four weeks ago.
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World Health Organization Says South Korea's MERS Outbreak Large And Complex
The World Health Organization said on Saturday South Korea's outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) was "large and complex" and more cases should be anticipated, but it saw no sign the disease is spreading in the community.
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WHO Team Urges South Korea to Reopen Schools as More Close in MERS Crisis
A joint South Korean-World Health Organization mission studying an outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) recommended today that schools be reopened, as they were unlikely to spread the disease, just as school boards recommended more be shut.
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South Korea to Track Cellphones to Prevent MERS Spread
South Korean authorities will track the cellphones of hundreds of people under quarantine to prevent the spread of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and reported a fifth death in the outbreak, with the number of infections rising to 64.
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Toll of MERS Infected People Touches 50 in South Korea
South Korea, today, confirmed nine more cases of the MERS virus, which has killed four people, but said it did not represent a spread of the outbreak as the infected were already in quarantine.
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Panic in South Korea as Reports of Fresh MERS Cases Emerge
Alarm over an outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in South Korea spread on Thursday with North Korea calling for border checks while hundreds more schools closed in the South and authorities reported five new cases.
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South Korean Health Minister Apologizes Over MERS Outbreak
South Korea's health minister apologised today for failing to halt an outbreak of the MERS virus, vowing "utmost efforts" to curb the disease's spread as the number infected rose to 15.
