Health Communication during SARS

Health Communication during SARS

Paul M. Arguin, Ava W. Navin, Stefanie F. Steele, Leisa H. Weld, Phyllis E. Kozarsky

During the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) outbreak, electronic media made it possible to disseminate prevention messages rapidly. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Travelers’ Health Web site was frequently visited in the first half of 2003; more than 2.6 million visits were made to travel alerts, advisories, and other SARS-related documents.

2004

severe acute respiratory syndrome, travel, communication, Internet, United States, India

DOI: 10.3201/eid1002.030812

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Infectious and parasitic diseases, Medicine

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