Research Guides: Pandemics and Epidemics: SARS (Year 2003)

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"The Impacts on Health, Society, and Economy of SARS and H7N9 Outbreaks in China: A Case Comparison Study. "
(Intro) "Epidemics such as SARS and H7N9 have caused huge negative impacts on population health and the economy in China. Aims. This article discusses the impacts of SARS in 2003 and H7N9 in 2013 in China, in order to provide a better understanding to government and practitioners of why improving management of response to infectious disease outbreaks is so critical for a country’s economy, its society, and its place in the global community.'
“Discovery of a Rich Gene Pool of Bat SARS-Related Coronaviruses Provides New Insights into the Origin of SARS Coronavirus.”
(Partial of abstract) "A large number of SARS-related coronaviruses (SARSr-CoV) have been detected in horseshoe bats since 2005 in different areas of China. However, these bat SARSr-CoVs show sequence differences from SARS coronavirus (SARS-CoV) in different genes (S, ORF8, ORF3, etc) and are considered unlikely to represent the direct progenitor of SARS-CoV. Herein, we report the findings of our 5-year surveillance of SARSr-CoVs in a cave inhabited by multiple species of horseshoe bats in Yunnan Province, China."
“We Were Warned, so Why Couldn’t We Prevent It?”
(Abstract) "SARS and MERS gave us ample warning of the risk of new coronaviruses, but we failed to set up sufficient defences, reports Debora MacKenzie"

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CDC - SARE News Archives
Archived news articles. Site is for historical purposes and is not being updated.
John Hopkins Medicine - "Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)"
"According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), SARS was recognized as a global threat in March 2003. The viral disease first appeared in Southern China in November, 2002 and spread to more than 24 countries in Asia, Europe, North America, and South America. There have not been any new cases of SARS since 2004, and the risk is relatively low."

Healthline - "Can We Learn Anything from the SARS Outbreak to Fight COVID-19?"
"It’s been 17 years since a respiratory virus called severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) appeared in China.
Within months, SARS spread to more than two dozen countries in Europe, North America, South America, and Asia. By the time the global outbreak was contained, the virus had spread to over 8,000 people worldwide and killed almost 800. At the time, the Chinese government was criticized for responding slowly to the outbreak and concealing the seriousness of the illness.
History.com - "SARS Pandemic: How the Virus Spread Around the World in 2003"
"In November 2002, doctors in the Guangdong province of southeastern China began to see the first cases of what would become known as SARS, or severe acute respiratory syndrome. Over the next several months, 8,096 people in 26 countries contracted the new viral illness, leading to 774 deaths. Although the slow reporting of initial SARS cases helped the illness spread, globally-enforced medical practices eventually helped end the outbreak."
National Institute of Health - (eBook) "THE SARS EPIDEMIC AND ITS AFTERMATH IN CHINA: A POLITICAL PERSPECTIVE"