title: Severe acute respiratory syndrome beyond Amoy Gardens: completing the incomplete legacy.
abstract: The temporal and spatial distributions of the 2003 severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) outbreak in Amoy Gardens of Hong Kong was reexamined using all confirmed cases. The outbreak actually extended to nearby residential complexes. Airborne spread was the most likely explanation, and the SARS coronavirus could have spread over a distance of 200 m.
authors: Division of Occupational and Environmental Health, JC School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China.
authors: Ignatius Tak-Sun
authors: IT
authors: Yu
authors: Hong
authors: H
authors: Qiu
authors: Lap Ah
authors: LA
authors: Tse
authors: Tze Wai
authors: TW
authors: Wong
mesh_terms: D006723:Hong Kong / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D045473:Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D045169:Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission*; D062211:Spatio-Temporal Analysis
keywords: SARS; airborne; outbreak