The SARS Epidemic: Countermeasures: W.H.O. Scientists Say Tactics To Fight Virus Are Working

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Foreign Desk | May 18, 2003, Sunday
THE SARS EPIDEMIC: COUNTERMEASURES; W.H.O.Scientists Say Tactics To Fight Virus Are Working

By LAWRENCE K. ALTMAN (NYT) 1056 words
Late Edition - Final , Section 1 , Page 15 , Column 3

LEAD PARAGRAPH - Scientists brought together by the World Health Organization to review the data on SARS said yesterday that existing public health measures had been effective in containing the disease in many countries and should work eventually in China and Taiwan, where SARS is now concentrated.

Crucial measures that have broken the chain of person-to-person transmission of the SARS virus are the detection and treatment of suspected cases as soon as they are identified and then quarantining their contacts. The measures also include providing timely public information and alerts to travelers.

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