Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

Can we halt the deadly SARS?

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, April 27th, 2003

As concern grows over the continuing spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome, or SARS, the key question is whether the disease can be contained. The answer will depend on how the virus spreads and evolves, which is still uncertain, and on whether health care systems, particularly in developing countries, can spot SARS and respond effectively.

While China, Hong Kong, and Singapore have been the hardest hit by SARS, some experts fear that poor public health monitoring in some countries may mean the number of cases is actually much higher.

The World Health Organization (WHO) is bracing itself for outbreaks in countries currently claiming to be...

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