A retrospective serological study of severe acute respiratory syndrome cases in Guangdong province, China
Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a life threatening, upper respiratory disease. Its cause is a coronavirus, SARS-CoV. Since its emergence in 2003 in China, SARS has affected more than 8000 patients and caused 776 deaths in 26 countries. A reemergence of SARS occurred in Guangdong province...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Chinese medical journal 2007-04, Vol.120 (8), p.718-720 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a life threatening, upper respiratory disease. Its cause is a coronavirus, SARS-CoV. Since its emergence in 2003 in China, SARS has affected more than 8000 patients and caused 776 deaths in 26 countries. A reemergence of SARS occurred in Guangdong province, in which the first case was confirmed on January 5, 2004 and three more reported the following month. |
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ISSN: | 0366-6999 2542-5641 |
DOI: | 10.1097/00029330-200704020-00020 |