PPHSN Guidelines SARS 28th March 03

Severe Acute respiratory Syndrome (SARS) BASIC DISEASE FACTS . Background. As of 27 March 2003, reports of over 1408 cases, including 53 deaths, of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), an atypical pneumonia of unknown aetiology, have been received by the World Health Organization (WHO) since 16 November 2002. ................
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