Coordinated Response to SARS, Vancouver, Canada

Coordinated Response to SARS, Vancouver, Canada

Two Canadian urban areas received travelers with severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) before the World Health Organization issued its alert. By July 2003, Vancouver had identified 5 cases (4 imported); Toronto reported 247 cases (3 imported) and 43 deaths. Baseline preparedness for pandemic thre...

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Main Authors: Danuta M. Skowronski, Martin Petric, Patricia Daly, Robert A. Parker, Elizabeth Bryce, Patrick W. Doyle, Michael A. Noble, Diane L. Roscoe, Joan Tomblin, Tung C. Yang, Mel Krajden, David M. Patrick, Babak Pourbohloul, Swee Han Goh, William R. Bowie, Tim F. Booth, S. Aleina Tweed, Thomas L. Perry, Allison McGeer, Robert C. Brunham
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2006-01-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
SARS
emerging pathogens
outbreak
nosocomial infections
coronavirus
dispatch
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/12/1/05-0327_article

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