Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in Taiwan

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• Corporate Authors:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
• Description:
  14:10 EST (02:10 PM EST)
  
  CDCHAN-00170-03-12-17-ADV-N
  
  On December 17, 2003, the Taiwanese Department of Health reported a single case of infection with SARS associated coronavirus (SARS-CoV) in a research scientist in Taiwan. The press release from the Taiwanese Department of Health is provided below and is also available on that agency's website at http://sars.doh.gov.tw/news/2003121701.html. Additional information about the report is available on the website of the World Health Organization (WHO) http://www.who.int/csr/don/2003_12_17/en/.
  
  CDC is in close communication with the Department of Health in Taiwan and with WHO regarding this report. This is the second case of SARS-CoV infection that was likely acquired in a laboratory setting since the initial worldwide outbreak, and it reinforces the need for careful adherence to recommended laboratory safety practices for SARS-CoV. Recommendations for these laboratory protocols are available in Supplement F, Appendix F 4, "Laboratory Biosafety Guidelines for Handling and Processing Specimens Associated with SARS”, in CDC's draft Public Health Guidance for Community-Level Preparedness and Response to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/sars/sarsprepplan.htm.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Disease Outbreaks Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome/epidemiology
• Source:
  HAN ; 170
• Series:
  Health Alert Network
• Document Type:
  HAN Health Advisory
• Place as Subject:
  Taiwan
• Pages in Document:
  2 unnumbered pages
• Issue:
  170
• Collection(s):
  Health Alert Network (HAN)
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