Coordinated Response to SARS, Vancouver, Canada

Skowronski, Danuta M.; Petric, Martin; Daly, Patricia; Parker, Robert A.; Bryce, Elizabeth; Doyle, Patrick W.; Noble, Michael A.; Roscoe, Diane L.; Tomblin, Joan; Yang, Tung C.; Krajden, Mel; Patrick, David M.; Pourbohloul, Babak; Goh, Swee Han; Bowie, William R.; Booth, Tim F.; Tweed, S. Aleina; Perry, Thomas L.; McGeer, Allison; Brunham, Robert C.

Coordinated Response to SARS, Vancouver, Canada

Authors: Danuta M. Skowronski
Martin Petric
Patricia Daly
Robert A. Parker
Elizabeth Bryce
Patrick W. Doyle
Michael A. Noble
Diane L. Roscoe
Joan Tomblin
Tung C. Yang
Mel Krajden
David M. Patrick
Babak Pourbohloul
Swee Han Goh
William R. Bowie
Tim F. Booth
S. Aleina Tweed
Thomas L. Perry
Allison McGeer
Robert C. Brunham
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Publisher: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Abstract

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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