Introduction of SARS in France, March-April, 2003.
Détails
ID Serval
serval:BIB_286724DA5FB2
Type
Article: article d'un périodique ou d'un magazine.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Titre
Introduction of SARS in France, March-April, 2003.
Périodique
Emerging infectious diseases
ISSN
1080-6040 (Print)
ISSN-L
1080-6040
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
02/2004
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
10
Numéro
2
Pages
195-200
Langue
anglais
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Publication Status: ppublish
Publication Status: ppublish
Résumé
We describe severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in France. Patients meeting the World Health Organization definition of a suspected case underwent a clinical, radiologic, and biologic assessment at the closest university-affiliated infectious disease ward. Suspected cases were immediately reported to the Institut de Veille Sanitaire. Probable case-patients were isolated, their contacts quarantined at home, and were followed for 10 days after exposure. Five probable cases occurred from March through April 2003; four were confirmed as SARS coronavirus by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction, serologic testing, or both. The index case-patient (patient A), who had worked in the French hospital of Hanoi, Vietnam, was the most probable source of transmission for the three other confirmed cases; two had been exposed to patient A while on the Hanoi-Paris flight of March 22-23. Timely detection, isolation of probable case-patients, and quarantine of their contacts appear to have been effective in preventing the secondary spread of SARS in France.
Mots-clé
Adult, Aircraft, Female, France/epidemiology, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome/diagnosis, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome/epidemiology, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome/transmission, Travel, Vietnam/epidemiology
Pubmed
Web of science
Open Access
Oui
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29/04/2021 10:59
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17/07/2023 14:25