RESOUR> New Information and Sources About SARS
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From: "David P. Dillard" <jwne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thu, 3 Apr 2003 13:02:10 -0500 (EST)
Terrifying for Asia, worrying for the world
Apr 3rd 2003
>From The Economist Global Agenda
Life in many Asian countries has been severely disrupted by the outbreak
of a new, potentially fatal respiratory illness. With travellers taking
the disease to the West, it is now a concern for the rest of the world too
<http://www.economist.com/displayStory.cfm?story_ID=1680078>
CHINA is getting the blame. By the end of February, officials in Guangzhou
were telling locals that an epidemic of a new and deadly flu-like disease
was over. Within weeks, though, there was panic in neighbouring Vietnam
and Hong Kong as the new disease, dubbed Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
(SARS), spread across Asia. Around 2,300 cases have been reported
worldwide, and the death toll has reached around 80. Apart from the human
cost, the financial impact on the countries affected is already heavy.
It did not take long for health officials to point the finger at China,
which is also believed to have been the source of an outbreak of avian flu
in 1997. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued an urgent warning
that travellers should postpone non-essential trips to both Hong Kong and
the area around Guangzhou, where the disease appears to have originated;
the WHO has also identified outbreaks of SARS in three further regions of
the country. In addition to crowded living conditions that make southern
China a notorious crucible for diseasemany people there live close to farm
animalsChinese traditions of secrecy about health problems help diseases
to spread. Only in the middle of March did China allow in a team of
specialists from the WHO to help work out the cause of the disease and how
best to prevent it spreading further.
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The United States Government's Center for Disease Control (CDC) now has
created a website for SARS information:
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
<http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/sars/>
Which provides these content links:
Frequently Asked Questions (Apr 1, 2003, 9:30 AM EST)
Fact Sheet for the Public (Apr 2, 2003, 4:00 PM EST)
Guidelines & Recommendations
Clinicians (Apr 2, 2003, 8:00 AM EST)
Health Departments (Mar 18, 2003, 5:30 PM EST)
Patients & Their Close Contacts (Mar 31, 2003, 8:00 PM EST)
Isolation & Infection Control (Mar 30, 2003, 4:30 PM EST)
Case Definition (Mar 29, 2003, 8:00 PM EST)
Specimen Collection & Shipping (Apr 2, 2003, 3:00 PM EST)
Respiratory Protection (Mar 24, 2003, 1:00 PM EST)
Exposure Management (Mar 27, 2003, 10:00 AM EST)
Quarantine (Mar 31, 2003, 11:00 AM EST)
Travel & International Resources
CDC Resources & Advisories
Travel Advisory (Mar 28, 2003, 1:00 PM EST)
Notice for Travelers Arriving in U.S. From China, Vietnam, & Singapore
(Mar 28, 2003, 10:30 AM EST)
Americans Living Abroad (Mar 28, 2003, 1:00 PM EST)
International Adoptees (Mar 27, 2003, 4:00 PM EST)
Airline, Airport, & Air Travel Personnel (Apr 2, 2003, 8:30 AM EST)
International Case Report Form (Mar 27, 2003, 12:00 PM EST)
Internationally Originated Specimens (Mar 27, 2003, 12:00 PM EST)
World Health Organization (WHO) Resources
WHO is coordinating the international investigation of this outbreak
WHO SARS site
Press briefing (Mar 25, 2003)
Emergency travel advisory (Mar 15, 2003)
Global alert about cases of atypical pneumonia (Mar 12, 2003)
Additional International Resources
Hong Kong DOH Atypical Pneumonia site
Singapore Ministry of Health
Taiwan CDC
(Available in Chinese)
Thailand Ministry of Public Health
Health Canada SARS site
(Available in French)
Government of Ontario press release: Ontario issues alert about four cases
of atypical pneumonia (Mar 14, 2003)
UK DOH SARS site
Italy Ministry of Health (in Italian)
France Ministry of Health (in French)
Germany Ministry of Health (in German)
Slovenia Ministry of Health (in Slovenian)
Spain Ministry of Health SARS site (in Spanish)
Switzerland Federal Office of Public Health SARS site (in French)
(Available in German)
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Medical periodicals are now carrying SARS news and reports:
Severe acute respiratory syndrome spreads worldwide
Author: Schlagenhauf, Patricia; Ashraf, Haroon
Source: Lancet v. 361 no. 9362 March 22, 2003 p. 1017
Health travel advisories are increasingly being issued in the wake of the
spread of this illness:
Health Advisory to International Travelers
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
<http://www.metrokc.gov/health/providers/sarsadvisory-travelers.htm>
Clinical Alert - Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
March 18, 2003
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
March 18, 2003
Clinical Alert
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
<http://www.state.ma.us/dph/cdc/epii/sars/SARSalert_031803.htm>
and of course the World Health Organization continues to be an important
source of information regarding this illness.
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) multi-country outbreak - Update 4
Disease Outbreak Reported
19 March 2003
Preliminary findings suggest a viral cause
<http://www.who.int/csr/don/2003_03_19/en/>
and this web document provides links to addional information sources
regarding SARS.
HA Guidelines on the Management of Severe Respiratory Syndrome (revised 27
March 2003)
<http://www.shphk.org.hk/sars.htm>
Sars and the war in Iraq are having a serious impact on airlines in
general and Japan is one country whose airlines are experiencing serious
negative impact.
Asian airlines see wings clipped
By Mariko Sanchanta in Tokyo and Amy Kazmin in Bangkok
Published: April 2 2003 13:14 | Last Updated: April 2 2003 13:14
<http://news.ft.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=FT.com/
StoryFT/FullStory&c=StoryFT&cid=1045511864352>
Asian airlines succumbed to doses of war fever and airborne flu on
Wednesday, with Standard & Poor's, the credit ratings agency, placing its
long-term ratings for Japan's biggest airlines on review, with negative
implications.
Thai Airways International said it expected its total sales for the year
to drop by 10 per cent as the impending conflict in Iraq hit
intercontinental tourism, while fuel costs would rise because flights
would use longer, alternative routes between Bangkok and Europe to avoid
the conflict zone.
On Tuesday, Qantas, Australia's biggest airline, said it would lose the
equivalent of 1,000 jobs - equal to 3 per cent of its workforce - by
making staff take leave as it cut costs ahead of the war.
Sincerely,
David Dillard Research Librarian
david@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
ECP RingLeader
http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/ringleaders/davidd.html
Temple University
(215) 204 - 4584
jwne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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