Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) Republic of Korea As Of June 22, (ET) 2015

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[h=3]Summary of MERS statistics in the Republic of Korea (translated from the www.mers.go.kr website) as of 23 June 2015, 9:00[/h]

*Includes the case reported in China

• Link: http://www.mers.go.kr/mers/html/jsp/Menu_B/content_B1.jsp?cid=26740

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[h=3]Definitions of cases and close contacts in the Republic of Korea (as of 3 June 2015)[/h] [h=4]Confirmed case definition[/h] A person with laboratory confirmation of MERS-CoV infection
[h=4]Suspected case definition:[/h]

• Fever AND pneumonia or acute respiratory distress syndrome(clinical or radiological evidence) and EITHER
  • A history of travel in the Middle East region 14 days before symptom onset; OR
  • Close contact with a symptomatic traveler who developed fever and acute respiratory illness (not necessarily pneumonia) within 14 days after travelling from the Middle East region
• Fever AND respiratory illness (cough, dyspnea) AND being in a healthcare facility in the Middle East region 14 days before symptom onset
• Fever or respiratory symptoms (cough, shortness of breath) AND close contact with a confirmed case while the case was ill
• Fever AND respiratory illness AND a history of staying in the healthcare facility in which more than 2 cases were confirmed

Close contact definition:
A person not wearing appropriate PPE (gloves, gown, N95 mask, goggles or face mask), AND

• stayed within 2m of the case; OR
• stayed in the same room/ward (family member, healthcare worker etc); OR
• directly contacted respiratory secretions of the case

• MERS response protocol:

http://www.wpro.who.int/outbreaks_emergencies/summary.of.MERS.stats/en/