“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

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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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Wickramage, Kolitha, Peiris, Sharika, Agampodi, Suneth B
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: F1000Research 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3886786/