Why the panic? South Korea’s MERS response questioned

@article{Jack2015WhyTP,
  title={Why the panic? South Korea’s MERS response questioned},
  author={Andrew Robert Jack},
  journal={BMJ : British Medical Journal},
  year={2015},
  volume={350}
}
  • A. Jack
  • Published 24 June 2015
  • Art
  • BMJ : British Medical Journal
Andrew Jack reports from Seoul on how government secrecy, poor infection control, and a lack of preparedness allowed the latest MERS outbreak to spark panic in South Korea 
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