Identifying determinants of heterogeneous transmission dynamics of the Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) outbreak in the Republic of Korea, 2015: a retrospective epidemiological analysis (incl. progression of infections through super spreaders visiting multiple healthcare facilities)
Source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4769415/
Objectives
To investigate the heterogeneous transmission patterns of Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) in the Republic of Korea, with a particular focus on epidemiological characteristics of superspreaders.
Design
Retrospective epidemiological analysis.
Setting
Multiple healthcare facilities of secondary and tertiary care centres in an urban setting.
Participants
A total of 185 laboratory-confirmed cases with partially known dates of illness onset and most likely sources of infection.
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Excerpt.. (Type-specificity):
"It was common for a superspreader to visit at least two different facilities three or more times. Among a total of 22 cases who visited multiple healthcare facilities, 5 (22.7%) acted as superspreaders. There were a total of 163 cases who did not fulfil the criteria to be categorised as visitors to multiple healthcare facilities and all of them were not superspreaders. The association between visits to multiple healthcare facilities and being a superspreader appeared to be significant (p<0.001)."
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