Control Measures for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in Taiwan

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Twu, Shiing-Jer ; Chen, Tzay-Jinn ; Chen, Chien-Jen ; Olsen, Sonja J. ; Lee, Long-Teng ; Fisk, Tamara ; Hsu, Kwo-Hsiung ; Chang, Shan-Chwen ; Chen, Kow-Tong ; Chiang, I-Hsin ; Wu, Yi-Chun ; Wu, Jiunn-Shyan ; Dowell, Scott F.
• Description:
  As of April 14, 2003, Taiwan had had 23 probable cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), 19 of which were imported. Taiwan isolated all 23 patients in negative-pressure rooms; extensive personal protective equipment was used for healthcare workers and visitors. For the first 6 weeks of the SARS outbreak, recognized spread was limited to one healthcare worker and three household contacts.
• Subjects:
  Adult Communicable Diseases, Emerging Cough Disease Outbreaks Dispatch Female Humans Male Patient Isolation Pneumonia Prevention Quarantine SARS SARS Virus Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Taiwan

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 9(6):718-720.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Volume:
  9
• Issue:
  6
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:d6ef347f77bbf51c2ab1e6c62a8cf0ff49e77d3e9f9c0fb02e9e9538711692a6
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/14324/cdc_14324_DS1.pdf
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