Control Measures for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in Taiwan
dispatch, Pneumonia, prevention, SARS, Taiwan
As of April 14, 2003, Taiwan had had 23 probable cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), all imported. Taiwan isolated these first 23 patients with probable SARS in negative-pressure rooms; extensive personal protective equipment was used for healthcare workers and visitors. For the first 6 weeks of the SARS outbreak, recognized spread was limited to one healthcare worker and three household contacts.
Shiing-Jer Twu, Tzay-Jinn Chen, Chien-Jen Chen, Sonja J. Olsen, Long-Teng Lee, Tamara Fisk, Kwo-Hsiung Hsu, Shan-Chwen Chang, Kow-Tong Chen, I-Hsin Chiang, Yi-Chun Wu, Jiunn-Shyan Wu, Scott F. Dowell
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Infectious and parasitic diseases, Medicine