Elements of successful management of an imported Middle East respiratory syndrome case in Guangdong, China

Authors

  • Tie Song Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China
  • Min Kang Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China
  • Yonghui Zhang Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China
  • Lihuan Liang Huizhou Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Huizhou, People’s Republic of China
  • Hualiang Lin Guangdong Provincial Institute of Public Health, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5365/wpsar.2015.6.4.001

Abstract

In May 2015, China confirmed the first imported case of Middle East respiratory syndrome from South Korea and found no secondary transmission. This article summaries experiences of early response and case management in China.

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Published

11-11-2015

How to Cite

1.
Song T, Kang M, Zhang Y, Liang L, Lin H. Elements of successful management of an imported Middle East respiratory syndrome case in Guangdong, China. Western Pac Surveill Response J [Internet]. 2015 Nov. 11 [cited 2024 Nov. 21];6(4). Available from: https://ojs.wpro.who.int/ojs/index.php/wpsar/article/view/397

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 4 (2015): October – December

Section

Letter to the Editor