%0 Journal Article
%T Communicating about the Middle East respiratory syndrome outbreak to the international community and in-country foreigners, Republic of Korea, 2015
%A Jooyoung Sohn
%A Kidong Park
%A Minwon Lee
%J Archive of "Western Pacific Surveillance and Response Journal : WPSAR".
%D 2016
%R 10.5365/WPSAR.2015.6.4.002
%X Under the International Health Regulations (2005), risk communication is one of the eight core capacities that are critical to effectively detect and respond to public health threats. (1) During outbreaks, international visitors and foreign residents may be poorly informed about the risk of infection and response measures due to language barriers. Specific strategies targeting these groups are needed for effective outbreak communications
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5052895/