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SARS Resources on the Web
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

FOR THE LATEST AUTHORITATIVE INFORMATION World Health Organization (WHO)

http://www.who.int/csr/sars/en/
Provides the public and professionals global information about Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) from WHO, which is coordinating the international investigation of this outbreak. Updated daily to ensure that the most current information is available. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS),
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/sars/
Contains the latest SARS information including CDC guidelines and recommendations for clinicians, health departments, laboratories, travelers, air travel workers, and others. Provides links to WHO and other international resources. Frequently Asked Questions (CDC)
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/sars/faq.htm
Answers questions about SARS and its origin and spread. Addresses questions about CDC recommendations for individuals, travelers, households, and healthcare settings. SARS Information for Travelers
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/sars/travel.htm
A special CDC website with advise for travellers. MMWR

http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/mguide_sars.html
M-Guide: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome; follow the course of the SARS Outbreak
A list with summaries of the weekly updates in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR). Click on the various entries, such as, 5/9/03 MMWR Weekly | Update: SARS---U.S., 2003, to see the full report.

ADDITIONAL TRAINING AND INFORMATION RESOURCES

MEDLINEplus - Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
National Library of Medicine
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/severeacuterespiratorysyndrome.html
Contains links to SARS news reports from the U.S. media and around the world. Click on the "Search MEDLINE" feature to find recent research articles on SARS. Also offers links to fact sheets, organizations, and images.

Government Views of SARS
Cohen Library, Government Documents Division
The City College of New York

This site concentrates on primary resource government documents and information about SARS both from the United States and from international resources. Topics covered include Blood Supply, Case Definitions, Cases Reported, Countries & Governments, General Background, Healthcare Facilities, Healthcare Personnel, Laboratories, Legal Resources, Presidential Communications, Prevention & Precautions, Public Health Campaigns, Quarantine, Travel Advisories, Travel & Transport, the Virus and the World Health Organization.

>TrainingFinder.org
http://www.TrainingFinder.org
Check back with TrainingFinder.org for information about new SARS distance learning programs from WHO, CDC, Public Health Training Network, and others as they become available. Click on "Search" to search by keyword (e.g., SARS) or "Advanced Search" to use multiple search criteria. To receive an e-mail automatically when new SARS courses are added, first perform a search with your desired criteria, then click on the "Stay Informed" feature. WHO Global Scientific Meeting on Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
WHO, Geneva, 17-18 June 2003
http://www.who.int/entity/csr/sars/meeting2003_15_04/en

ONLINE JOURNALS

Link to PubMed to execute a MEDLINE search on:
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)

Click on the author list to get to the abstract display with a link to the full text of the article. Many articles are free from the publishers as a service to the public. The articles are in all languages and include the popular press.

April 15, 2003 - 20 articles
May 13, 2003 - 86 articles
May 19, 2003 - 97 articles
Sept 12, 2003 - 649 articles

>A selection of articles located in the above PubMed Search.

Click on the PMID to access the full text. Many publishers are providing it for free.

RECENT REVIEWS

Hui DS, Sung JJ.
Severe acute respiratory syndrome.
Chest. 2003 Jul;124(1):12-5.
PMID: 12853495

Henley E.
SARS: lessons learned thus far.
J Fam Pract. 2003 Jul;52(7):528-30.
PMID: 12841969

Sampathkumar P, Temesgen Z, Smith TF, Thompson RL.
SARS: epidemiology, clinical presentation, management, and infection control measures.
Mayo Clin Proc. 2003 Jul;78(7):882-90.
PMID: 12839084

Maki DG.
SARS: 1918 revisited? The urgent need for global collaboration in public health.
Mayo Clin Proc. 2003 Jul;78(7):813-6
PMID: 12839074

Zhong NS, Zeng GQ.
Our strategies for fighting severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS).
Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2003 Jul 1;168(1):7-9
PMID: 12773318

Schabas R.
SARS: prudence, not panic.
CMAJ. 2003 May 27;168(11):1432-4
PMID:

CLINICAL ISSUES

Booth CM, Matukas LM, Tomlinson GA, Rachlis AR, Rose DB, Dwosh HA, Walmsley
SL, Mazzulli T, Avendano M, Derkach P, Ephtimios IE, Kitai I, Mederski BD,
Shadowitz SB, Gold WL, Hawryluck LA, Rea E, Chenkin JS, Cescon DW, Poutanen SM,
Detsky AS.
Clinical Features and Short-term Outcomes of 144 Patients With SARS in the Greater Toronto Area.
JAMA. 2003 Jun 4;289(21):2801-9
PMID: 12734147

Ho W.
Guideline on management of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS).
Lancet. 2003 Apr 19;361(9366):1313-5. No abstract available.
PMID: 12711461

Lee N, Hui D, Wu A, Chan P, Cameron P, Joynt GM, Ahuja A, Yung MY, Leung CB,
To KF, Lui SF, Szeto CC, Chung S, Sung JJ.
A Major Outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome in Hong Kong.
N Engl J Med. 2003 Apr 14 [epub ahead of print]
PMID: 12682352

Gerberding JL.
Faster. but Fast Enough? Responding to the Epidemic of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome.
N Engl J Med. 2003 Apr 2 [epub ahead of print]
PMID: 12672880

SCIENTIFIC ISSUES

Marra MA, Jones SJ, Astell CR, Holt RA, Brooks-Wilson A, Butterfield YS,
Khattra J, Asano JK, Barber SA, Chan SY, Cloutier A, Coughlin SM, Freeman D,
Girn N, Griffith OL, Leach SR, Mayo M, McDonald H, Montgomery SB, Pandoh PK,
Petrescu AS, Robertson AG, Schein JE, Siddiqui A, Smailus DE, Stott JM, Yang GS,
Plummer F, Andonov A, Artsob H, Bastien N, Bernard K, Booth TF, Bowness D,
Drebot M, Fernando L, Flick R, Garbutt M, Gray M, Grolla A, Jones S, Feldmann H,
Meyers A, Kabani A, Li Y, Normand S, Stroher U, Tipples GA, Tyler S, Vogrig R,
Ward D, Watson B, Brunham RC, Krajden M, Petric M, Skowronski DM, Upton C, Roper
RL.
The Genome Sequence of the SARS-Associated Coronavirus.
Science. 2003 May 1 [epub ahead of print]
PMID: 12730501

Rota PA, Oberste MS, Monroe SS, Nix WA, Campagnoli R, Icenogle JP, Penaranda
S, Bankamp B, Maher K, Chen MH, Tong S, Tamin A, Lowe L, Frace M, DeRisi JL,
Chen Q, Wang D, Erdman DD, Peret TC, Burns C, Ksiazek TG, Rollin PE, Sanchez A,
Liffick S, Holloway B, Limor J, McCaustland K, Olsen-Rassmussen M, Fouchier R,
Gunther S, Osterhaus AD, Drosten C, Pallansch MA, Anderson LJ, Bellini WJ.
Characterization of a Novel Coronavirus Associated with Severe Acute
Respiratory Syndrome.
Science. 2003 May 1 [epub ahead of print]
PMID: 12730500

Ksiazek TG, Erdman D, Goldsmith C, Zaki SR, Peret T, Emery S, Tong S, Urbani C, Comer JA, Lim W, Rollin PE, Nghiem KH, Dowell S, Ling AE, Humphrey C, Shieh WJ, Guarner J, Paddock CD, Rota P, Fields B, DeRisi J, Yang JY, Cox N, Hughes J, LeDuc JW, Bellini WJ, Anderson LJ.
A Novel Coronavirus Associated with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome.
N Engl J Med. 2003 Apr 10 [epub ahead of print]
PMID: 12690092

Drosten C, Gunther S, Preiser W, Van Der Werf S, Brodd HR, Becker S, Rabenau H, Panning M, Kolesnikova L, Fouchier RA, Berger A, Burguiere AM, Cinatl J, Eickmann M, Escriou N, Grywna K, Kramme S, Manuguerra JC, Muller S, Rickerts V, Sturmer M, Vieth S, Klenk HD, Osterhaus AD, Schmitz H, Doerr HW.
Identification of a Novel Coronavirus in Patients with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome.
N Engl J Med. 2003 Apr 10 [epub ahead of print]
PMID: 12690091

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