Environmental Contamination and Viral Shedding in MERS Patients During MERS CoV Outbreak in South Korea
Viable Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS CoV) could be isolated from the environment surfaces and respiratory specimens from clinically recovered patients. Our results suggested that MERS CoV can be transmitted through contaminated fomites, hence strict environmental hygiene, and sufficient isolation period are essential for MERS CoV control.
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