Background: In the 2003 outbreak in Toronto (in Ontario, Canada) of severe acute
respiratory syndrome (SARS), about 20% of cases resulted from household transmission …

Secondary household transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) was
studied in 114 households involving 417 contacts. The attack rate was low (6.2%) …

Although severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is highly infectious in clinical settings,
SARS has not been well examined in household settings. The household and household …

The extensive data collection and contact tracing that occurred during the 2003 outbreak of
severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in Hong Kong, China, allowed the authors to …

Background: Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) was introduced into Canada by a
visitor to Hong Kong who returned to Toronto on Feb. 23, 2003. Transmission to a family …

We analyzed information obtained from 1,192 patients with probable severe acute
respiratory syndrome (SARS) reported in Hong Kong. Among them, 26.6% were hospital …

Background Toronto was the site of North America's largest outbreak of the severe acute
respiratory syndrome (SARS). An understanding of the patterns of transmission and the …

Background: Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is continuing to spread around the
world. All hospitals must be prepared to care for patients with SARS. Thus, it is important to …

An outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) was detected in Singapore at the
beginning of March 2003. The outbreak, initiated by a traveler to Hong Kong in late February …

Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) was imported into Singapore in late February
2003 by a local resident who returned from a holiday in Hong Kong and started an outbreak …