Epidemiologic linkage and public health implication of a cluster of severe acute respiratory syndrome in an extended family.
Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is highly contagious. Mandatory home confinement of 10 days has generally been recommended to quarantine close contacts of SARS cases. We report the epidemiologic linkage of SARS within an extended family. The estimated incubation period was beyond 10 days in some of the affected members. One child was identified as the source of SARS transmission to another household.
Chan
Wai-ming
WM
Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Princess Margaret Hospital, Hong Kong.
Kwan
Yat-wah
YW
Wan
Hoi-shan
HS
Leung
Chi-wai
CW
Chiu
Man-chun
MC
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011634:Public Health; D045169:Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission*