Respiratory Infections during SARS Outbreak, Hong Kong, 2003

Lo, Janice Y.C.; Tsang, Thomas H.F.; Leung, Yiu-Hong; Yeung, Eugene Y.H.; Wu, Thomson; Lim, Wilina W.L.

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Respiratory Infections during SARS Outbreak, Hong Kong, 2003

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Nov 2005
By Lo, Janice Y.C. ; Tsang, Thomas H.F. ; Leung, Yiu-Hong ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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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
Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases
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