Why the panic? South Korea’s MERS response questioned
@article{Jack2015WhyTP,
title={Why the panic? South Korea’s MERS response questioned},
author={A. Jack},
journal={BMJ : British Medical Journal},
year={2015},
volume={350}
}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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