Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) Resources

These Online Resources are all from the Librarians' Index to the Internet:

World Health Organization: Outbreak News
     International resource for news updates on communicable
     diseases, including Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
     (SARS). Includes special reports and factsheets on topics
     such as anthrax, BSE, influenza and smallpox. Also includes
     media releases and contacts, and information about the
     organization and its activities. From Communicable Disease
     Surveillance & Response (CSR), World Health Organization.
     http://www.who.int/csr/don/en/

Centers for Disease Control
     This site provides information on SARS, an atypical form of
     pneumonia which apparently originated in Asia and has
     spread rapidly. The site covers guidance for clinicians,
     health departments, and airline and airport workers as
     well as a FAQ, travel advisories, and information on
     infection control, specimen collection and shipping,
     respiratory protections, exposure management, and
     quarantine. Includes links to related resources. From the
     Centers for Disease Control (CDC).
     http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/sars/

Health Canada
     Current information on Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
     (SARS), including warnings, advisories, and information
     updates. Available in both English and French. Provides a
     toll-free number for the Canadian public.
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/english/protection/warnings/2003/2003_11.htm

Center for the Study of Emerging Infections
at Saint Louis University School of Public Health, Missouri

     This searchable site offers links to fact sheets, key
     references (online articles and case studies), education
     and training, Internet resources, and official remarks and
     reports concerning SARS. Includes information about the
     modes of transmission, organism, and syndrome
     (symptoms) for SARS and other infections.
     http://www.emerginginfections.slu.edu/sars.htm