MERS outbreak in Republic of Korea is ‘wake-up call’ for highly mobile world – UN health agency

The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) today declared the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, or MERS, outbreak that spread from the Middle East to the Republic of Korea does not constitute a ‘public health emergency of international concern’ but is nonetheless a “wake-up call” for all countries to be prepared for the unanticipated spread of serious infectious diseases.
Source: UN News Centre - Health, Poverty, Food Security - Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news