2060 10 20655 https://www.socictopen.socict.org/files/original/0aca3c54085b640cf85cbd986a91b552.pdf 420b432e3b3b8ed1b2d2428e4c9aa7d7 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Coronavirus Description An account of the resource Dominio científico: Coronavirus Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Epidemiology of Japanese encephalitis in the Philippines: a systematic review. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Anna Lena Lopez, Josephine G. Aldaba, Vito G Roque, Amado O Tandoc, Ava Kristy Sy, Fe Esperanza Espino, Maricel DeQuiroz-Castro, Youngmee Jee, Maria Joyce Ducusin, Kimberley K Fox Description An account of the resource BACKGROUND:Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) is an important cause of encephalitis in most of Asia, with high case fatality rates and often significant neurologic sequelae among survivors. The epidemiology of JE in the Philippines is not well defined. To support consideration of JE vaccine for introduction into the national schedule in the Philippines, we conducted a systematic literature review and summarized JE surveillance data from 2011 to 2014. METHODS:We conducted searches on Japanese encephalitis and the Philippines in four databases and one library. Data from acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) and JE surveillance and from the national reference laboratory from January 2011 to March 2014 were tabulated and mapped. RESULTS:We identified 29 published reports and presentations on JE in the Philippines, including 5 serologic surveys, 18 reports of clinical cases, and 8 animal studies (including two with both clinical cases and animal data). The 18 clinical studies reported 257 cases of laboratory-confirmed JE from 1972 to 2013. JE virus (JEV) was the causative agent in 7% to 18% of cases of clinical meningitis and encephalitis combined, and 16% to 40% of clinical encephalitis cases. JE predominantly affected children under 15 years of age and 6% to 7% of cases resulted in death. Surveillance data from January 2011 to March 2014 identified 73 (15%) laboratory-confirmed JE cases out of 497 cases tested. SUMMARY:This comprehensive review demonstrates the endemicity and extensive geographic range of JE in the Philippines, and supports the use of JE vaccine in the country. Continued and improved surveillance with laboratory confirmation is needed to systematically quantify the burden of JE, to provide information that can guide prioritization of high risk areas in the country and determination of appropriate age and schedule of vaccine introduction, and to measure the impact of preventive measures including immunization against this important public health threat. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003630 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Public Library of Science (PLoS) Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine, Public aspects of medicine Language A language of the resource EN https://www.socictopen.socict.org/files/original/d45ff07cd5498382c5760a62e12fbd9a.pdf d8f4bc50f2fe0e80d44a6f69d054afa2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Coronavirus Description An account of the resource Dominio científico: Coronavirus Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Do Microorganisms Have a Role in Neuropsychiatric Diseases? Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Pelin Yuksel, Bekir Kocazeybek Description An account of the resource The importance of enviromental factors in the development of psychiatric diseases are well known. Accordingly, it is important to investigate the role of infections in neuropsychiatric disorders. The infectious hypothesis, which is particularly strong for schizophrenia, is based more on scientific clinical observations and retrospective cohort seroepidemiological studies rather than specific pathological findings at the molecular level. Research in this field has focused on identifying an infectious etiopathology for three neuropsychiatric diseases. In schizophrenia a strong association has been found between Toxoplasma gondii infection and disease. However, additional infectious agents like Borna disease vırus, herpes simplex virus types 1 and 2, measles, influenza, other respiratory viruses, Coronaviruses, human endogenous retrovırus, West Nile viruses, cytomegalovirus, are also proposed to play a role in the etiopathogenesis in this disease. A similar association between bipolar disorder and viruses/other infectious agents has been reported. This work has mainly concentrated on T. gondii and the members of the Herpesviridae family, herpes simplex virus type 1 and cytomegalovirus. A few reports in the literature have also found a relationship between major depression and human endogenous retroviruses. In conclusion, when investigating the relationship between neuropsychiatric diseases (e.g. schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major depression) and infection, we suggest that a series of prospective long-term studies with large cohorts are necessary to unravel the etiology of these disorders. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2013 Subject The topic of the resource Schizopherina, Bipolar disorder, major depression, infectious agents Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context DOI: Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Flora Infeksiyon Hastalıkları ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Dergisi Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Bilimsel Tip Yayinevi Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Infectious and parasitic diseases, Microbiology Language A language of the resource EN, TR https://www.socictopen.socict.org/files/original/5c78ca5b3530cd8658c9b053c3001818.pdf 59f3e044d1d390c3bc9171f737dc30d4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Coronavirus Description An account of the resource Dominio científico: Coronavirus Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mental health status of people isolated due to Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Hyunsuk Jeong, Hyeon Woo Yim, Yeong Jun Song, Moran Ki, Jung Ah Min, Juhee Cho, Jeong-Ho Chae Description An account of the resource OBJECTIVES Isolation due to the management of infectious diseases is thought to affect mental health, but the effects are still unknown. We examined the prevalence of anxiety symptoms and anger in persons isolated during the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) epidemic both at isolation period and at four to six months after release from isolation. We also determined risk factors associated with these symptoms at four to six months. METHODS Of 14,992 individuals isolated for 2-week due to having contact with MERS patients in 2015, when MERS was introduced to Korea, 1,692 individuals were included in this study. Anxiety symptoms were evaluated with the Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item scale and anger was assessed with the State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory at four to six months after release from isolation for MERS. RESULTS Of 1,692 who came in contact with MERS patients, 1,656 were not diagnosed with MERS. Among 1,656, anxiety symptoms showed 7.6% (95% confidence interval [CI], 6.3 to 8.9%) and feelings of anger were present in 16.6% (95% CI, 14.8 to 18.4%) during the isolation period. At four to six months after release from isolation, anxiety symptoms were observed in 3.0% (95%CI, 2.2 to 3.9%). Feelings of anger were present in 6.4% (95% CI, 5.2 to 7.6%). Risk factors for experiencing anxiety symptoms and anger at four to six months after release included symptoms related to MERS during isolation, inadequate supplies (food, clothes, accommodation), social networking activities (email, text, Internet), history of psychiatric illnesses, and financial loss. CONCLUSIONS Mental health problems at four to six month after release from isolation might be prevented by providing mental health support to individuals with vulnerable mental health, and providing accurate information as well as appropriate supplies, including food, clothes, and accommodation. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2016 Subject The topic of the resource Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus, isolation, Anxiety, Anger, Korea Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context DOI: 10.4178/epih.e2016048 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Epidemiology and Health Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Korean Society of Epidemiology Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Medicine Language A language of the resource EN https://www.socictopen.socict.org/files/original/3437e45691c55349f55511a632f97dba.pdf baf10c426f4261c126c75efd3731ab26 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Coronavirus Description An account of the resource Dominio científico: Coronavirus Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Nucleocapsid gene analysis from an imported case of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus, Malaysia Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Nor Aziyah Mat-Rahim, Tengku Rogayah Tengku Abdul Rashid, Jeyanthi Suppiah, Ravindran Thayan, Apandi Mohd Yusof, Zainah Sa’at Description An account of the resource Objective: To describe the complete nucleocapsid (N) gene region of Middle East respiratorysyndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) from imported case in Malaysia and the relations withhuman- and camel-derived MERS-CoV.Methods: Combination of throat and nasal swab specimens was subjected to viral RNAextraction. For screening, the extracted RNA was subjected to real-time RT-PCR targetingupstream of E gene, open reading frame 1b and open reading frame 1a. For confirmation,the RNA was subjected to RT-PCR targeting partial part of the RNA-dependent RNApolymerase and nucleocapsid, followed by amplification of complete N gene region.Nucleotide sequencing of the first Malaysian case of MERS-CoV was performed following theconfirmation with real-time RT-PCR detection.Results: Initial analysis of partial RNA-dependent RNA polymerase and N gene revealedthat the nucleotides had high similarity to Jeddah_1_2013 strain. Analysis of complete Ngene region (1 242 nucleotides) from the case showed high similarity and yet distinct to thenucleotide sequences of camel-derived MERS-CoV.Conclusions: From the finding, there are possibilities that the patient acquired the infectionfrom zoonotic transmission from dromedary camels. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015 Subject The topic of the resource Middle East respiratory syndrome, coronavirus, imported case, Malaysia, nucleocapsid gene, Dromedary camels Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context DOI: 10.1016/S2222-1808(15)60833-7 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease Editorial Office Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine, Medicine Language A language of the resource EN https://www.socictopen.socict.org/files/original/d90edfbca17d591a3559434d9e0dd21c.pdf d2b5c7967fa06841cd367cc69a1d1835 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Coronavirus Description An account of the resource Dominio científico: Coronavirus Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Nursing Education Curriculum and Learning Outcomes Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Özlem İbrahimoğlu, Sevinç MERSİN, Hülya SARAY KILIÇ Description An account of the resource The main aim of education in nursing schools is to develop critical thinking skills and psychomotor abilities with universal ethical values so that students can present nursing care to healthy and patient’s individuals and their families. Because of the multidimensional of care, the curriculum should be developed by evaluating learning outcomes so that nurses can improve their individual caregiving capabilities. It seems that the nursing education curriculum has been trying to establish a standard for many years. In this study, nursing education curriculum and learning outcomes were emphasized in order to contribute positively to the nursing education and the graduated student profile. Learning outcomes include knowledge, attitudes, and skills that a student must have at the end of the learning process. These outputs are the skills of the cognitive, affective/psychosocial and psychomotor domains planned for each course at the end of the training. Cognitive learning consists of knowledge, understanding, practice, analysis, synthesis and evaluation steps. Teaching basic concepts in this learning is the first step. Affective/psychosocial learning contains feelings. Positive and negative emotions, attitudes, values, information, personal and social characteristics that the individual possesses are evaluated within this learning. Psychomotor learning focuses on physical skills involving the coordination of brain functions and muscle movements. In order to reach the learning objectives determined during the completion of nursing education, learning outcomes are added to the curriculum. Thus, it is assumed that cognitive, affective/ psychosocial and psychomotor learning outcomes in the curriculum have been achieved. It will be possible to increase the quality of nursing education by evaluating the learning outcomes of the curriculum in addition to the studies aimed at developing the nursing curriculum. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2019 Subject The topic of the resource Nursing education, Learning Outcomes, Nursing Curriculum Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context DOI: 10.5961/jhes.2019.305 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Yükseköğretim ve Bilim Dergisi Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Bülent Ecevit University Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Education, Education (General) Language A language of the resource EN, TR https://www.socictopen.socict.org/files/original/f734957ffe4a612dd97e01f248951ef2.pdf d45f5071727743a5911e00366d221836 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Coronavirus Description An account of the resource Dominio científico: Coronavirus Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Transmission of zoonoses through immigration and tourism Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Nikoletta Mavroidi Description An account of the resource More than 200 of the documented zoonoses represent a high proportion of the infectious diseases that cause cases of morbidity and mortality and almost 75% are emerging infections. Immigration and tourism are human activities that are included in the broader field of human migration and travel. Travel plays a significant role in the emergence and spread of disease. The migration of humans has provided the route of spread for infectious diseases and zoonoses (for example, plague, yellow fever, monkey pox and severe acute respiratory syndrome). Tourism constitutes a small fraction of overall movements of humans but a point worthy of note is the number of international travellers has increased by more than 1 300% over the last 50 years. In addition, over 80 million people, mostly from developing countries, are legal or illegal immigrants. The consequences of travel extend beyond the traveller to the population visited and the ecosystem. Tourism and immigration may constitute an interface for mixing different genetic and ecological profiles, as well as cultural and social aspects, which is of particular interest in regard to zoonoses. Primary prevention, epidemiological surveillance and health education in the framework of intersectoral and international collaboration remain the cornerstone for response to and control of zoonoses in the context of tourism and immigration. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2008 Subject The topic of the resource disease, Health, immigration, Public Health, tourism, travel, zoonosis Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context DOI: Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Veterinaria Italiana Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise G. Caporale Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Veterinary medicine, Animal culture Language A language of the resource EN https://www.socictopen.socict.org/files/original/433f87f623905b429e506cb30134f0d9.pdf 9024bb48cfcd122fb04ab981348f2bfa Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Coronavirus Description An account of the resource Dominio científico: Coronavirus Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Psychological trauma of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome victims and bereaved families Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Minyoung Sim Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2016 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context DOI: 10.4178/epih.e2016054 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Epidemiology and Health Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Korean Society of Epidemiology Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Medicine Language A language of the resource EN https://www.socictopen.socict.org/files/original/7412d9a87e881d650cd33696c793b348.pdf eceba54fcadde62d6a6cc32b1bf0afae Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Coronavirus Description An account of the resource Dominio científico: Coronavirus Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Preventive behaviors by the level of perceived infection sensitivity during the Korea outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome in 2015 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Soon Young Lee, Hee Jeong Yang, Gawon Kim, Hae Kwan Cheong, Bo Youl Choi Description An account of the resource OBJECTIVES This study was performed to investigate the relationship between community residents’ infection sensitivity and their levels of preventive behaviors during the 2015 Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) outbreak in Korea. METHODS Seven thousands two hundreds eighty one participants from nine areas in Gyeonggi-do including Pyeongtaek, the origin of the outbreak in 2015 agreed to participate in the survey and the data from 6,739 participants were included in the final analysis. The data on the perceived infection sensitivity were subjected to cluster analysis. The levels of stress, reliability/practice of preventive behaviors, hand washing practice and policy credibility during the outbreak period were analyzed for each cluster. RESULTS Cluster analysis of infection sensitivity due to the MERS outbreak resulted in classification of participants into four groups: the non-sensitive group (14.5%), social concern group (17.4%), neutral group (29.1%), and overall sensitive group (39.0%). A logistic regression analysis found that the overall sensitive group with high sensitivity had higher stress levels (17.80; 95% confidence interval [CI], 13.77 to 23.00), higher reliability on preventive behaviors (5.81; 95% CI, 4.84 to 6.98), higher practice of preventive behaviors (4.53; 95% CI, 3.83 to 5.37) and higher practice of hand washing (2.71; 95% CI, 2.13 to 3.43) during the outbreak period, compared to the non-sensitive group. CONCLUSIONS Infection sensitivity of community residents during the MERS outbreak correlated with gender, age, occupation, and health behaviors. When there is an outbreak in the community, there is need to maintain a certain level of sensitivity while reducing excessive stress, as well as promote the practice of preventive behaviors among local residents. In particular, target groups need to be notified and policies need to be established with a consideration of the socio-demographic characteristics of the community. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2016 Subject The topic of the resource Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus, epidemics, risk reduction behavior, Cluster analysis Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context DOI: 10.4178/epih.e2016051 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Epidemiology and Health Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Korean Society of Epidemiology Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Medicine Language A language of the resource EN https://www.socictopen.socict.org/files/original/b527cbbf835c7e346c7793556d4761a3.pdf e7056e8a5f5339922f85cd39df2800cc Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Coronavirus Description An account of the resource Dominio científico: Coronavirus Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Middle East Respiratory Syndrome: MERS Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Emine Parlak Description An account of the resource Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) is a newly emerging respiratory virus. It was first identifiedin Saudi Arabia in 2012. MERS-CoV infection is characterized by a spectrum of illness ranging from mild to acute andfulminant disease. The majority of patients present with fever, fever with chills/rigors, cough, shortness of breath, anddry cough. Cases of human-to-human transmission have been documented. There is currently no specific treatmentand vaccination for MERS-CoV infection. Surveillance and infection-control measures are of vital importance to an efficientpublic health response. J Microbiol Infect Dis 2015;5(2): 93-98 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015 Subject The topic of the resource coronavirus, Middle East respiratory syndrome, MERS-CoV polymerase-chain-reaction Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context DOI: 10.5799/ahinjs.02.2015.02.0184 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Association of Health Investigations Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Microbiology Language A language of the resource EN https://www.socictopen.socict.org/files/original/720a171dc638272fab969998fdaa4f4b.pdf 9b1c7514ae3c1909fc4c868760e1cd93 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Coronavirus Description An account of the resource Dominio científico: Coronavirus Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource MERS epidemiological investigation to detect potential mode of transmission in the 178th MERS confirmed case in Pyeongtaek, Korea Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kyujin Chang, Moran Ki, Eun Gyu Lee, Soon Young Lee, Byoungin Yoo, Jong Hyuk Choi Description An account of the resource Most cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) infection in Korea (outbreak: May 11-July 4, 2015) occurred in hospital settings, with uncertain transmission modes in some cases. We performed an in-depth investigation epidemiological survey on the 178th case to determine the precise mode of transmission. A 29- year-old man living in Pyeongtaek presented on June 16 with a febrile sensation, chills, and myalgia. Upon confirmatory diagnosis on June 23, he was treated in an isolation room and discharged on July 2 after cure. An epidemiological investigation of all possible infection routes indicated two likely modes of transmission: exposure to MERS in Pyeongtaek St. Mary’s Hospital during a visit to his hospitalized father (May 18-29), and infection through frequent contact with his father between the latter’s referral to Pyeongtaek Good Samaritan Bagae Hospital for treatment without confirmatory diagnosis until his death (May 29-June 6). Although lack of clear proof or evidence to the contrary does not allow a definitive conclusion, all other possibilities could be excluded by epidemiological inferences. While it is impossible to trace back the modes of transmission of all cases in a large-scale outbreak, case-by-case tracking and isolation of infected individuals and those in close contact with them is important in preventing the spread. Efforts should be made to establish a methodology for rapid tracking of all possible contacts and elimination-based identification of the precise modes of transmission. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015 Subject The topic of the resource Middle East respiratory syndrome, Epidemiologic investigation, mode of transmission, Outbreak, Korea Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context DOI: 10.4178/epih/e2015036 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Epidemiology and Health Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Korean Society of Epidemiology Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Medicine Language A language of the resource EN