Table I.

Characteristics of selected Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) outbreaks in Saudi Arabia and South Korea

		Saudi Arabia		South Korea
		Jeddah	Riyadh	Total	Pyeongtaek St. Mary's hospital	Samsung Seoul hospital
Outbreak	Onset date	28/03/2014	20/03/2014	11/05/2015	15/05/2015	25/05/2015
	Duration (day)	67	71	55	23	45
	No. of cases	180	142	186	36	91
Exposure	Nosocomial	80a	70a	180	36	88
	Household			4	0	3
	Zoonotic	1	1	0	0	0
	Unknown	99	69	2	0	0
Statusb	Healthcare worker	40	8	39	3	15
	Patient			82	20	36
	Family or visitor			63	13	40
	Unknown	140	134	2	0	0
Datec	Onset date	75	66	178	36	85
	Hospitalized date	85	79	186	36	91
	Reported date	180	142	186	36	91

^aNosocomial cases included healthcare workers and individuals who were in contact with a healthcare worker or hospitalized patients.

^bThe status of cases when they were exposed to MERS.

^cThe number of cases with information for onset date, hospitalization date and reported date of MERS.