Role of China in the quest to define and control severe acute respiratory syndrome.
Emerg Infect Dis
; 9(9): 1037-41, 2003 Sep.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-14519236
ABSTRACT
China holds the key to solving many questions crucial to global control of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). The disease appears to have originated in Guangdong Province, and the causative agent, SARS coronavirus, is likely to have originated from an animal host, perhaps sold in public markets. Epidemiologic findings, integral to defining an animal-human linkage, may be confirmed by laboratory studies; once animal host (s) are confirmed, interventions may be needed to prevent further animal-to-human transmission. Community seroprevalence studies may help determine the basis for the decline in disease incidence in Guangdong Province after February 2002. China will also be able to contribute key data about how the causative agent is transmitted and how it is evolving, as well as identifying pivotal factors influencing disease outcome.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Surtos de Doenças
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Doenças Transmissíveis Emergentes
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Síndrome Respiratória Aguda Grave
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Animals
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Humans
País como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2003
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Article