SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME (SARS) RESOURCES

This webpage contains selected resources on Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) including guidelines, journal articles, news, and links to health organizations around the world. This list is not exhaustive and we welcome feedback and suggestions for further additions.

 

SARS information around the world

• SARS Reported Cases - Summary/ Graph
  • University of Hong Kong. Faculty of Medicine.
    Information on Coronavirus Pnemonia (CVP). Provides valuable information on development and progress of SARS; joint symposium on atypical pneumonia with China, Hong Kong and Taiwan; and press releases on SARS research.
  • Hong Kong SAR. Department of Health.
    Situation Report, 28 May, 2004.
  • World Health Organization.
    Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
  • World Health Organization.
    Cumulative number of reported probable cases of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).
  • World Health Organization.
    Epidemic curves - Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).
  • Public Health Agency of Canada.
    Summary of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) cases: Canada and
    international.
  • U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
    Current SARS Situation.
• China/ Hong Kong / Taiwan (ROC)
  • University of Hong Kong.
    "We are with you" movement initiated by HKU with concerted efforts of staff and students from various departments and units, representing part of the commitment of HKU's staff and students to the community in response to the recent health crisis.
  • University of Hong Kong.
    Provides news on campus, information on SARS, guidelines and protocols, preventive measures to be taken, press releases, FAQs, and HKU's Anti-SARS Programmes for the Community.
  • University of Hong Kong. Faculty of Medicine
    Fight against Atypical Pneumonia. A health educational campaign co-organized by Faculty of Medicine, HKU and MTR Corporation so that HK citizens could have more thorough knowledge in combating atypical (coronavirus) pneumonia.
  • Chinese University of Hong Kong. Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Organ Imaging.
    Offers radiological images from patients with SARS in various stages of the disease. Includes an imaging algorithm at the end.
  • Hong Kong SAR. Department of Health.
    SARS: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome.
  • Hong Kong SAR. Health, Welfare and Food Bureau.
    Checklist of measures to combat SARS.
  • Hong Kong SAR. Hospital Authority.
    Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome.
  • Hong Kong SAR. SARS Expert Committee.
    SARS in Hong Kong : from experience to action: report. (October 2, 2003)
  • Taiwan, ROC. Center for Disease Control.
    SARS.
  • 台灣衛生署行政院衛生署疾病管制局.
    嚴重急性呼吸道症候群(SARS).
• Canada
  • Health Canada.
    SARS.
  • Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC).
    SARS Information for Professionals.
  • Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC).
    SARS Information (general).
  • Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care.
    Health update. SARS: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome.
  • The SARS Commission.
    The SARS Reports.
  • Toronto. Public Health.
    SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome).
  • Toronto. Mount Sinai Hospital. Critical Care Unit.
    SARS Resources.
• United States
  • Armed Forces Institute of Pathology.
    Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).
  • American Medical Association (AMA).
    Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) resources.
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
    Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).
  • U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Food and Drug Administration.
    Guidance for Industry: Recommendations for the Assessment of Donor Suitability and Blood Product Safety in Cases of Suspected Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) or Exposure to SARS.
• World Health Organization (WHO)
  • World Health Organization. Department of Communicable Disease Surveillance and Response (2003).
    ! Outbreak.
  • World Health Organization (2003, October 17).
    Consensus document on the epidemiology of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS).
  • World Health Organization (2003, September 23).
    Alert, verification and public health management of SARS in the post-outbreak period.
  • World Health Organization (2003, September 2).
    Influenza vaccination for the 2003?4 season: recommendations in the context of concern about SARS.
  • World Health Organization (2003, August 14).
    Alert, verification and public health management of SARS in the post-outbreak period: rationale for continued vigilance for SARS.
  • World Health Organization (2003, July 5).
    SARS: breaking the chains of transmission.
  • World Health Organization (2003, June).
    WHO Global Conference on Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) 17-18 June 2003.
  • World Health Organization (2003, May).
    Severve acute respiratory syndrome (SARS): status of the outbreak and lessons for the immediate future.
  • World Health Organization.
    Hospital infection control guidance.
  • World Health Organization.
    Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) - latest information, guidelines, recommendations and descriptions.
  • World Health Organization.
    Situation updates - Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).
  • World Health Organization. Western Pacific Region.
    Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) - updates, guidelines and protocols.
• Other Links
  • Australian Department of Health and Ageing.
    Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).
  • EUROPA: Gateway to the European Union.
    SARS in the European Countries.
  • MedlinePlus.
    Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome.
  • Republic of the Philippines. Department of Health.
    Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).
  • Singapore. Ministry of Health.
    SARS.
  • UK. Health Protection Agency.
    Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).