The Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

Within months after SARS emergence in Guangdong Province, it had affected more than 8000 patients and caused 774 deaths in 26 countries on five continents. It illustrated dramatically the potential of air travel and globalization for the dissemination of an emerging infectious disease and highlighte...

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Published in:New England Journal of Medicine 2003-12, Vol.349, p.2431
Main Authors: Peiris, Joseph S.M., Yuen, Kwok Y, Osterhaus, Albert D.M.E., Stöhr, Klaus
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Within months after SARS emergence in Guangdong Province, it had affected more than 8000 patients and caused 774 deaths in 26 countries on five continents. It illustrated dramatically the potential of air travel and globalization for the dissemination of an emerging infectious disease and highlighted the need for a coordinated global response to contain such disease threats.
DOI:10.1056/NEJMra032498