EPIDEMICS OF SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME (SARS) IN THE WORLD (REVIEW)
Abstract
Study materials of a new disease epidemic, symbolically named as a severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), emerged in the late 2002 at south China are reviewed. The significance of the first patients as the major sources of the infection around which plural foci were formed is shown. Infections happened in hotels, hospitals, multistory dwelling houses and in places of mass crowds. Medical workers are attributed to a group of high infection risk. The role of high-speed transport means in the disease dissemination to short and long distances is established. This infection was imported to 32 countries on five continents, but the secondary epidemic complications occurred only in Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, Vietnam and Canada. Global SARS dissemination requires international collaboration and coordination of this infection surveillance system.
About the Authors
G. G. Onishchenko
Ministry of Public Health of Russian Federation,
Antiplague Research Institute of Siberia and Far East
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Moscow
Irkutsk
A. S. Maramovich
Ministry of Public Health of Russian Federation,
Antiplague Research Institute of Siberia and Far East
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Moscow
Irkutsk
S. A. Kosilko
Ministry of Public Health of Russian Federation,
Antiplague Research Institute of Siberia and Far East
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Moscow
Irkutsk
S. P. Merinov
Ministry of Public Health of Russian Federation,
Antiplague Research Institute of Siberia and Far East
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Moscow
Irkutsk
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For citations:
Onishchenko G.G., Maramovich A.S., Kosilko S.A., Merinov S.P. EPIDEMICS OF SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME (SARS) IN THE WORLD (REVIEW). Acta Biomedica Scientifica. 2004;(1):100-110. (In Russ.)
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