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Global Update

Indian Pediatrics 2003; 40:449

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SARS or Severe acute respiratory distress syndrome: Information about this disease is available from the following sources -

Centers for disease control - http://www. cdc.gov/ncidod/SARS/ Exhaustive informa-tion on the disease is available from the CDC website. The site contains latest news FAQ's, case definitions, fact sheets on isolation and quarantine and information for close contacts of SARS patients, specimen collection and shipping, respiratory protection measures, advice for travelers, isolation and infection measures, exposure management and advice for patients and their close contacts.

Medline Plus - www.nlm.nih.gov/medline plus/severeacuterespiratorysyndrome.html The Medline Plus website contains links to various sources of information about SARS.

World Health Organization - http://www. who.int/csr/outbreaknetwork/en/ The Global Outbreak Alert & Response Network works towards containing disease outbreaks. The website contains latest statistics and regular updates about SARS from various parts of the world. The website also contains disease control measures.

SARS: Information from the UK - http://www.doh.gov.uk/sars/ The UK government website is meant for lay public and contains travel advisory and information about SARS in an easy to understand question and answer format.

SARS: Information from Hong Kong - http://www.info.gov.hk/dh/ap.htm The Hong Kong Government Ministry of Health website has provided latest information about SARS under the following categories- disease updates; FAQ's; health advice: for the community, for medical professionals and health care workers, for schools, for travelers; publicity materials; posters; media announce-ments and contact information.

C. Vidyashankar,
Pediatrician,
Military Hospital, Kamptee,
Nagpur - 441001,
Maharashtra,
India.
E-mail: [email protected].

 

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