Respiratory infections during SARS outbreak, Hong Kong, 2003

Janice Y C Lo; Thomas H F Tsang; Yiu-Hong Leung; Eugene Y H Yeung; Thomson Wu; Wilina W L Lim

doi:10.3201/eid1111.050729

Respiratory infections during SARS outbreak, Hong Kong, 2003

Emerg Infect Dis. 2005 Nov;11(11):1738-41. doi: 10.3201/eid1111.050729.

Authors

Janice Y C Lo¹, Thomas H F Tsang, Yiu-Hong Leung, Eugene Y H Yeung, Thomson Wu, Wilina W L Lim

Affiliation

¹ Virology Division, Public Health Laboratory Centre, Department of Health, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, 382 Nam Cheong Street, Shek Kip Mei, Kowloon, People's Republic of China.

Abstract

The effect of community hygienic measures during the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome in Hong Kong was studied by comparing the proportion of positive specimens of various respiratory viruses in 2003 with those from 1998 to 2002. Community hygienic measures significantly reduced the incidence of various respiratory viral infections.

MeSH terms

Disease Outbreaks*
Hong Kong / epidemiology
Humans
Hygiene
Infection Control / methods
Respiratory Tract Infections / complications*
Respiratory Tract Infections / epidemiology
Respiratory Tract Infections / virology
Seasons
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / complications*
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / epidemiology*
Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus
Virus Diseases / complications
Virus Diseases / epidemiology
Virus Diseases / virology
Viruses / classification
Viruses / isolation & purification