Open AccessWHO initiates enhanced global surveillance in response to acute respiratory syndrome in southern China, Vietnam, and Hong Kong, special administrative region (SAR) of China
Author(s) -
A C de Benoist,
Delia Boccia
Publication year - 2003
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 9999-1233
DOI - 10.2807/esw.07.11.02177-en
Subject(s) - china , etiology , southern china , respiratory system , medicine , intensive care medicine , geography , medical emergency , archaeology
In response to recent developments in southern China, Vietnam, and Hong Kong, the World Health Organization (WHO) has initiated global surveillance of cases with acute respiratory syndrome of unknown etiology (1) and provided the following case definition for hospital based surveillance: