title: Global impact of severe acute respiratory syndrome: measures to prevent importation into Saudi Arabia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, National Guard Health Affairs, King Abdulaziz Medical City, King Fahad National Guard Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Ziad A
authors.initials: ZA
authors.lastname: Memish
authors.forename: Annelies
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wilder-Smith
mesh_terms: D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D007514:Islam; D011159:Population Surveillance; D011314:Preventive Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012529:Saudi Arabia / Q000453:epidemiology; D045169:Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission; D014195:Travel