Details:

Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
St. John, Ronald K. ; King, Arlene ; de Jong, Dick ; Bodie-Collins, Margaret ; Squires, Susan G. ; ... More +
St. John, Ronald K. ; King, Arlene ; de Jong, Dick ; Bodie-Collins, Margaret ; Squires, Susan G. ; Tam, Theresa WS Less -
Description:
With the rapid international spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) from March through May 2003, Canada introduced various measures to screen airplane passengers at selected airports for symptoms and signs of SARS. The World Health Organization requested that all affected areas screen departing passengers for SARS symptoms. In spite of intensive screening, no SARS cases were detected. SARS has an extremely low prevalence, and the positive predictive value of screening is essentially zero. Canadian screening results raise questions about the effectiveness of available screening measures for SARS at international borders.
Subject:
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Adult
Child, Preschool
Disease Outbreaks
Female
Humans
Infant
Male
Mass Screening
Middle Aged
Program Evaluation
SARS Virus
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
Travel

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 11(1):6-10.
Document Type:
Journal Article
Place as Subject:
Canada
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:b2d5eadbd53b56ed5f8614562ee4fe10a5a098db5268db04dd64d0f158a6e348
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