title: China upgrades surveillance and control measures of Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS).
abstract: Three years after the identification of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in Saudi Arabia, the first case of MERS in China was reported on May 29, 2015. Although the Chinese government issued the MERS Prevention and Control Plan in 2013, a novel edition was released on June 5, 2015 to better cope with the current epidemic situation. The revised Plan refines the descriptions in case-finding and establishment of case-monitoring systems. In addition, tougher regulations on close contacts of confirmed patients and suspected cases are introduced in this new Plan. It is expected these countermeasures will play a greater role in surveilling and controlling MERS in China.
authors.affiliation: School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Qingdao University.
authors.forename: Jianjun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Peipei
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Song
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D003140:Communicable Disease Control; D018352:Coronavirus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D058872:Epidemics; D006801:Humans; D055552:Infectious Disease Medicine / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards; D008877:Middle East; D065207:Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus; D014195:Travel