Re: IMPORTANT - Breaking News - WHO says South Korean MERS outbreak large and complex

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Mers, outbreak, Korea

Mike

Dr. Michael D. McDonald

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Global Health Response and Resilience Alliance

Chairman
Global Resilience Systems, Inc.

President
Health Initiatives Foundation, Inc.

Michael.D.McDonald@mac.com
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> On Jun 12, 2015, at 10:59 PM, Kathy Gilbeaux <gilbojer@aol.com> wrote:
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> Mike,
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> FYI . . . Breaking News . . .
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> WHO says South Korean MERS outbreak large and complex
> https://en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com/says-south-korean-mers-outbreak-large-complex-022834640--business.html
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> Disease Outbreak News (DON) - Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) – Republic of Korea
> June 12, 2015
> Starting from 12 June 2015, Disease Outbreak News concerning MERS-CoV in the Republic of Korea will be published on a bi-weekly basis (on Tuesdays and Fridays).
> http://www.who.int/csr/don/12-june-2015-mers-korea/en/
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> Weekly Epidemiological Record (WER) - 12 June 2015, vol. 90, 24 - (see page 12)
> The Director-General has convened an Emergency Committee under the International Health Regulations (2005) to advise her as to whether this event constitutes a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) and on the public health measures that should be taken. The Committee has met a number of times since the disease was first identified. WHO encourages all Member States to enhance their surveillance for severe acute respiratory infections (SARI) and to carefully review any unusual patterns of SARI or pneumonia cases.
> http://www.who.int/wer/2015/wer9024/en/
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> Kathy
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