Introduction of SARS in France, March-April, 2003.
Emerg Infect Dis
; 10(2): 195-200, 2004 Feb.
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ABSTRACT
We describe severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in France. Patients meeting the World Health Organization definition of a suspected case underwent a clinical, radiologic, and biologic assessment at the closest university-affiliated infectious disease ward. Suspected cases were immediately reported to the Institut de Veille Sanitaire. Probable case-patients were isolated, their contacts quarantined at home, and were followed for 10 days after exposure. Five probable cases occurred from March through April 2003; four were confirmed as SARS coronavirus by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction, serologic testing, or both. The index case-patient (patient A), who had worked in the French hospital of Hanoi, Vietnam, was the most probable source of transmission for the three other confirmed cases; two had been exposed to patient A while on the Hanoi-Paris flight of March 22-23. Timely detection, isolation of probable case-patients, and quarantine of their contacts appear to have been effective in preventing the secondary spread of SARS in France.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Síndrome Respiratorio Agudo Grave
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
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Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Emerg Infect Dis
Asunto de la revista:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
Año:
2004
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Francia