“Don’t forget the migrants”: exploring preparedness and response strategies to combat the potential spread of MERS-CoV virus through migrant workers in Sri Lanka [v1; ref status: indexed, http://f1000r.es/1hs]

From September 2012 to July 2013, 81 laboratory-confirmed cases of infection with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), including 45 deaths (a case fatality ratio of 55%) have been reported from eight countries. Human-to-human transmission is now confirmed showing potential for an...

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Main Authors: Kolitha Wickramage, Sharika Peiris, Suneth B Agampodi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: F1000 Research Ltd 2013-07-01
Series:F1000Research
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Online Access:http://f1000research.com/articles/2-163/v1