Coordinated response to SARS, Vancouver, Canada

被引:24
作者
Skowronski, DM
Petric, M
Daly, P
Parker, RA
Bryce, E
Doyle, PW
Noble, MA
Roscoe, DL
Tomblin, J
Yang, TC
Krajden, M
Patrick, DM
Pourbohloul, B
Goh, SH
Bowie, WR
Booth, TF
Tweed, SA
Perry, TL
McGeer, A
Brunham, RC
机构
[1] BC Ctr Dis Control, Vancouver, BC, Canada
[2] Vancouver Coastal Hlth, Vancouver, BC, Canada
[3] Fraser Hlth, New Westminster, BC, Canada
[4] Royal Columbian Hosp, New Westminster, BC, Canada
[5] St Pauls Hosp, Vancouver, BC V6Z 1Y6, Canada
[6] Univ British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V5Z 1M9, Canada
[7] Natl Microbiol Lab, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
[8] Mt Sinai Hosp, Toronto, ON M5G 1X5, Canada
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10.3201/eid1201.050327
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号
100102 ;
摘要
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 threats may account for the absence of sustained transmission and fewer cases of SARS in Vancouver.
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