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JAMA. 2003;290:34.

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MMWR. 2003;52:550

CDC continues to work with state and local health departments, the World Health Organization (WHO), and other partners to investigate cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). This report updates SARS cases reported worldwide and in the United States, and describes the eighth probable U.S. SARS case with laboratory evidence of SARS-associated coronavirus (SARS-CoV) infection.

During November 1, 2002–June 11, 2003, a total of 8,435 probable SARS cases were reported to WHO from 29 countries, including 70 from the United States; 789 deaths (case-fatality proportion: 9.4%) have been reported, with no SARS-related deaths reported from the United States.¹ In the United States, a total of 393 SARS cases have been reported from 42 states and Puerto Rico, with 323 (82%) cases classified as suspect SARS and 70 (18%) classified as probable SARS (i.e., more severe illnesses characterized by the presence of pneumonia or acute respiratory distress syndrome).² Of . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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