Introduction of SARS in France, March–April, 2003

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Desenclos, Jean-Claude ; van der Werf, Sylvie ; Bonmarin, Isabelle ; Levy-Bruhl, Daniel ; Yazdanpanah, Yazdan ; Hoen, Bruno ; Emmanuelli, Julien ; Lesens, Olivier ; Dupon, Michel ; Natali, François ; Michelet, Christian ; Reynes, Jacques ; Guery, Benoit ; Larsen, Christine ; Semaille, Caroline ; Mouton, Yves ; Christmann, Daniel ; André, Michel ; Escriou, Nicolas ; Burguière, Anna ; Manuguerra, Jean-Claude ; Coignard, Bruno ; Lepoutre, Agnés ; Meffre, Christine ; Bitar, Dounia ; Decludt, Bénédicte ; Capek, Isabelle ; Antona, Denise ; Che, Didier ; Herida, Magid ; Infuso, Andréa ; Saura, Christine ; Brücker, Gilles ; Hubert, Bruno ; LeGoff, Dominique ; Scheidegger, Suzanne ; Desenclos, Jean-Claude ; van der Werf, Sylvie ; Bonmarin, Isabelle ; Levy-Bruhl, Daniel ; Yazdanpanah, Yazdan ; Hoen, Bruno ; Emmanuelli, Julien ; Lesens, Olivier ; Dupon, Michel ; Natali, François ; Michelet, Christian ; Reynes, Jacques ; Guery, Benoit ; Larsen, Christine ; Semaille, Caroline ; Mouton, Yves ; Christmann, Daniel ; André, Michel ; Escriou, Nicolas ; Burguière, Anna ; Manuguerra, Jean-Claude ; Coignard, Bruno ; Lepoutre, Agnés ; Meffre, Christine ; Bitar, Dounia ; Decludt, Bénédicte ; Capek, Isabelle ; Antona, Denise ; Che, Didier ; Herida, Magid ; Infuso, Andréa ; Saura, Christine ; Brücker, Gilles ; Hubert, Bruno ; LeGoff, Dominique ; Scheidegger, Suzanne
• Description:
  We describe severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in France. Patients meeting the World Health Organization definition of a suspected case underwent a clinical, radiologic, and biologic assessment at the closest university-affiliated infectious disease ward. Suspected cases were immediately reported to the Institut de Veille Sanitaire. Probable case-patients were isolated, their contacts quarantined at home, and were followed for 10 days after exposure. Five probable cases occurred from March through April 2003; four were confirmed as SARS coronavirus by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction, serologic testing, or both. The index case-patient (patient A), who had worked in the French hospital of Hanoi, Vietnam, was the most probable source of transmission for the three other confirmed cases; two had been exposed to patient A while on the Hanoi-Paris flight of March 22-23. Timely detection, isolation of probable case-patients, and quarantine of their contacts appear to have been effective in preventing the secondary spread of SARS in France.
• Subjects:
  Adult Aircraft Female Humans Male Middle Aged Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Travel
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 10(2):195-200. ; Emerg Infect Dis. 10(2):195-200.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  France ; Vietnam
• Volume:
  10
• Issue:
  2
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:95b070898a881771f62aaafa4dcea4cfdce4907f1a9fc7a583a91de4bbeb4395
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/14351/cdc_14351_DS1.pdf
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