| detection of the severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus and alphacoronavirus in the bat population of taiwan. | bats have been demonstrated to be natural reservoirs of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (sars cov) and middle east respiratory syndrome (mers) cov. faecal samples from 248 individuals of 20 bat species were tested for partial rna-dependent rna polymerase gene of cov and 57 faecal samples from eight bat species were tested positive. the highest detection rate of 44% for scotophilus kuhlii, followed by 30% for rhinolophus monoceros. significantly higher detection rates of coronaviral ... | 2016 | 27178103 |
| comparative epidemiology of human infections with middle east respiratory syndrome and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronaviruses among healthcare personnel. | the largest nosocomial outbreak of middle east respiratory syndrome (mers) occurred in south korea in 2015. health care personnel (hcp) are at high risk of acquiring mers-coronavirus (mers-cov) infections, similar to the severe acute respiratory syndrome (sars)-coronavirus (sars-cov) infections first identified in 2003. this study described the similarities and differences in epidemiological and clinical characteristics of 183 confirmed global mers cases and 98 sars cases in taiwan associated wi ... | 2016 | 26930074 |
| risk and outbreak communication: lessons from taiwan's experiences in the post-sars era. | in addition to the impact of a disease itself, public reaction could be considered another outbreak to be controlled during an epidemic. taiwan's experience with sars in 2003 highlighted the critical role played by the media during crisis communication. after the sars outbreak, taiwan's centers for disease control (taiwan cdc) followed the who outbreak communication guidelines on trust, early announcements, transparency, informing the public, and planning, in order to reform its risk communicati ... | 2017 | 28418746 |
| public health emergency response in taiwan. | in recent years, growth of international travel and trade, as well as climate change, has resulted in the frequent emergence and reemergence of infectious diseases such as ebola, zika, and mers. in 2016, taiwan used the joint external evaluation (jee) tool to evaluate its public health emergency response capacities and understand important areas for improvement. this article presents taiwan's disaster and public health emergency response organizational structure, real-time integrated information ... | 2017 | 28418737 |