Control measures for severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in Taiwan

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

doi:10.3201/eid0906.030283

Control measures for severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in Taiwan

Emerg Infect Dis. 2003 Jun;9(6):718-20. doi: 10.3201/eid0906.030283.

Authors

Shiing-Jer Twu¹, 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

Affiliation

¹ Taiwan Department of Health, Taipei, Taiwan.

Abstract

As of April 14, 2003, Taiwan had had 23 probable cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), 19 of which were imported. Taiwan isolated all 23 patients 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.

MeSH terms

Adult
Communicable Diseases, Emerging / epidemiology
Communicable Diseases, Emerging / prevention & control*
Cough / prevention & control
Disease Outbreaks / prevention & control*
Female
Humans
Male
Patient Isolation / methods
Quarantine
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / epidemiology
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / prevention & control*
Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus / isolation & purification
Taiwan / epidemiology