WHO initiates enhanced global surveillance in response to acute respiratory syndrome in southern China, Vietnam, and Hong Kong, special administrative region (SAR) of China

A C de Benoist; D Boccia

doi:10.2807/esw.07.11.02177-en

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WHO initiates enhanced global surveillance in response to acute respiratory syndrome in southern China, Vietnam, and Hong Kong, special administrative region (SAR) of China
A C de Benoist , D Boccia
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Citation style for this article: de Benoist A C, Boccia D. WHO initiates enhanced global surveillance in response to acute respiratory syndrome in southern China, Vietnam, and Hong Kong, special administrative region (SAR) of China. Euro Surveill. 2003;7(11):pii=2177. https://doi.org/10.2807/esw.07.11.02177-en

Abstract

In response to recent developments in southern China, Vietnam, and Hong Kong, the World Health Organization (WHO) has initiated global surveillance of cases with acute respiratory syndrome of unknown etiology (1) and provided the following case definition for hospital based surveillance: