Currently, the Republic of Korea is investigating an outbreak of a pathogen that’s far from home: Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS). As of June 11, 2015, there have been up to 121 known MERS cases in Korea, resulting in 9 deaths. The outbreak has been concentrated around hospitals, which are acting as epidemiological epicenters of MERS transmission.
The concentration of cases within hospitals has caused the government of Korea to publicly name 24 MERS-affected hospitals, presumably to provide the public with information about which ones are safe to use if needed. The government has also closed over two thousand schools and nineteen universities in an attempt to limit the spread of the virus. Additionally, almost three thousand citizens of Korea are in quarantine.
Though this outbreak has been receiving a fair amount of news coverage, the CDC does not advise Americans to change travel plans that include Korea at this time.
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