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1、MERSSpreadstoChinafromKoreanOutbreakbyMAGGIEFOXChineseofficialssaytheMiddleEastRespiratorySyndromevirus,orMERS,hasinfectedaSouthKoreanmantravelingthereandmaywellinfectmorepeople.It'sthefirstreportofMERSinChina,andanunusualcaseofthevirusspreadingfromacountrynotintheMiddleEast."Ithinkitl
2、ikelytherewillbesomeotherinfectionsinHongKongandinmainlandChina,"saidDr.DanielLucey,apublichealthphysicianatGeorgetownUniversityMedicalCenterwhospecializesininfectiousdiseasesandwho'stakenaspecialinterestinMERS.LuceysaysreportsindicatetheSouthKoreanmanusedpublictransportwhiletravelingf
3、romSouthKoreatoHongKongandthenintoChina'ssouthernGuangdongprovince."Ithinkitislikelythepatientwassickduringtheentiretrip,"Luceysaid.Chinesehealthofficialsagreed."Aswehavesaidbefore,thepossibilityofMERStransferringintoGuangdongisveryhigh,"HeJianfeng,directorfortheGuangdongProvincialCent
4、erforDiseaseControl,toldreporters."ITHINKITISLIKELYTHEPATIENTWASSICKDURINGTHEENTIRETRIP."MERSfirstpoppedupin2012andhasinfectedmorethan1,140peoplesincethen—thevastmajorityoftheminSaudiArabiaorborderingcountries.Thevirushaskilledatleast465people.Itdoesn'tspreadeasilyfrompersontoperson,bu
5、titcanhappen,andtravelershaveoccasionallycarrieditwiththem—toFrance,forinstance,whereaMERSpatientinfectedhishospitalroommate.LuceysaysheisunawareofanyspreadofMERSfromaMiddleEasterncountrytonotonlyasecondbutthentoathirdcountry.ThepatientinChinaisthesonofaSouthKoreanmanwhoalsohadMERS,Sou
6、thKoreanandChineseofficialssaid.There'scurrentlyasmalloutbreakofMERSinKorea,tracedtoaMiddleEasterntraveler.ReutersquotedSouthKoreanauthoritiesassaying12peoplehadbeeninfectedsofarintheoutbreak.Theyallappeartohavehaddirectcontactwiththefirstsickpatient.Luceysaysit'stoosoontosayifsomethin
7、gunusualhappenedintheKoreancasebutsays12illnessesinaclusterlikethisoneisunusual.ThepatientinChinahasbeenisolated."ThepatientisinisolationinahospitalinHuizhou,Guangdongprovince.Weunderstandheiscurrentlyinastablecondition,andisbeingwellcaredfor,"theWorldHealthOrganizationsaidinastateme
