Respiratory Infections during SARS Outbreak, Hong Kong, 2003

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Lo, Janice Y.C. ; Tsang, Thomas H.F. ; Leung, Yiu-Hong ; Yeung, Eugene Y.H. ; Wu, Thomson ; Lim, Wilina W.L.
• Description:
  The effect of community hygienic measures during the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome in Hong Kong was studied by comparing the proportion of positive specimens of various respiratory viruses in 2003 with those from 1998 to 2002. Community hygienic measures significantly reduced the incidence of various respiratory viral infections.
• Subjects:
  • Disease Outbreaks
  • Humans
  • Hygiene
  • Infection Control
  • Respiratory Tract Infections
  • Sars Virus
  • Seasons
  • Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
  • Virus Diseases
  • Viruses
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 11(11):1738-1741.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Hong Kong
• Location:
  Asia
• Volume:
  11
• Issue:
  11
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/15965/cdc_15965_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 296.11 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:e86b0a121b58ee0c1dd8ece2535a9813b10ee2d9e7847a651dfeaf2c75a5daae