FYI
Joe
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) Interim Case Definition
March 22, 2003, 5:30 PM EST
Suspected Case:
Respiratory illness of unknown etiology with onset since February 1, 2003,
and the following criteria:
Measured temperature >100.4 °F (>38° C)
One or more clinical findings of respiratory illness (e.g. cough, shortness
of breath, difficulty breathing, hypoxia, or radiographic findings of either
pneumonia or acute respiratory distress syndrome)
Travel within 10 days of onset of symptoms to an area with suspected or
documented community transmission of SARS (see list below; excludes areas
with secondary cases limited to healthcare workers or direct household
contacts)
OR
Close contact* within 10 days of onset of symptoms with either a person with
a respiratory illness and travel to a SARS area or a person under
investigation or suspected of having SARS
* Close contact is defined as having cared for, having lived with, or having
had direct contact with respiratory secretions and /or body fluids of a
patient suspected of having SARS.
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Date: 27 Mar 2003
From: ProMED-mail <[log in to unmask]>
Source: WHO SARS website [edited]
<http://www.who.int/csr/sars/en/>
[A] Cumulative Number of Reported Cases (SARS)
<http://www.who.int/csr/sarscountry/2003_03_27/en/>
From: 1 Feb 2003 To: 27 Mar 2003, 17:30 GMT+1
Country: Cumulative no. case(s)/ No.deaths/ Local transmission*
Canada: 28/ 3/ Yes
China: + 806/ 34/ Yes
China, Hong Kong SAR: 367/ 10**/ Yes
China, Taiwan: 6/ 0/ Yes
France: 1/ 0/ None
Germany: 4/ 0/ None
Italy: 2/ 0/ None
Republic of Ireland: 2/ 0/ None
Romania: 3/ 0/ None
Singapore: 78/ 2/ Yes
Switzerland: 2/ 0/ To be determined
Thailand: 3/ 0/ None
United Kingdom: 3/ 0/ None
United States: 45 §/ 0/ To be determined
Viet Nam: 58/ 4/ Yes
Total: 1408/ 53
Notes:
Cumulative number of cases includes number of deaths.
*National public health authorities report to WHO on the areas in which
local chain(s) of transmission is/are occurring. These areas are provided
on the list of Affected Areas.
+ 792 cases, including 31 deaths, reported from Guangdong Province cover
the period 16 Nov 2002 to 28 Feb 2003. These cases were compiled from
investigations as well as hospital reports and may include suspect as well
as probable cases of SARS.
§Due to differences in the case definitions being used at a national level,
probable cases are reported by all countries except the United States of
America, which is reporting suspect cases under investigation.
**One death attributed to Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China
occurred in a case medically transferred from Viet Nam.
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Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Report of Suspected Cases Under
Investigation in the United States
*Case definition <http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/sars/casedefinition.htm>
These data were reported to the World Health Organization on 27 Mar 2003.
State: Suspected cases under investigation*
Alabama: 1
California: 12
Connecticut: 1
Hawaii: 3
Illinois: 1
Kansas: 1
Maine: 2
Massachusetts: 1
Michigan: 2
Missouri: 2
Mississippi: 1
New Jersey: 1
New Mexico: 1
North Carolina: 2
New York: 6
Pennsylvania: 2
Rhode Island: 1
Texas: 3
Utah: 4
Virginia: 3
Wisconsin: 1
Total suspected cases under investigation: 51
[This represents an increase in 6 from 26 Mar 2003. In a press briefing
today, there was mention that 5 cases have occurred in people who had
contact with people who were ill with SARS, and there are 2 health care
workers who are ill as a result of caring for one patient with a suspected
case. This suggests that there has been local transmission within the USA.
<http://www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/transcripts/t030327.htm>
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