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- Title
Update: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome—Toronto, Canada, 2003.
- Authors
Wallington, T.; Berger, L.; Henry, B.; Shahin, R.; Yaffe, B.; Mederski, B.; Berall, G.; Christian, M.; McGeer, A.; Low, D.; Wong, T.; Tam, T.; Ofner, M.; Hansen, L.; Gravel, D.; King, A.
- Abstract
Reports on the introduction of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in Toronto, Ontario during 2003 and the resulting outbreak at several Greater Toronto Area hospitals. Discussion of public health measures to prevent the transmission of SARS-associated coronavirus among health-care workers and the second outbreak about four weeks after the first, which was thought to be over; The CDC editorial note discussing the importance of controlling health-care-related SARS transmission and deciding when SARS precautions are necessary.
- Subjects
TORONTO (Ont.); ONTARIO; CANADA; SARS disease; NOSOCOMIAL infections; CORONAVIRUSES; INFECTIOUS disease transmission; HOSPITAL personnel; DISEASES
- Publication
JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association, 2003, Vol 290, Issue 4, p457
- ISSN
0098-7484
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1001/jama.290.4.457