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Body temperature monitoring and SARS fever hotline, Taiwan.

ABSTRACT: In Taiwan, a temperature-monitoring campaign and hotline for severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) fever were implemented in June 2003. Among 1,966 calls, fever was recorded in 19% (n = 378); 18 persons at high risk for SARS were identified. In a cross-sectional telephone survey, 95% (n = 1,060) of households knew about the campaign and 7 households reported fever.

SUBMITTER: Kaydos-Daniels SC

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3322900 | biostudies-literature | 2004 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Body temperature monitoring and SARS fever hotline, Taiwan.

Kaydos-Daniels S Cornelia SC Olowokure Babatunde B Chang Hong-Jen HJ Barwick Rachel S RS Deng Jou-Fang JF Lee Ming-Liang ML Kuo Steve Hsu-Sung SH Su Ih-Jen IJ Chen Kow-Tong KT Maloney Susan E SE

Emerging infectious diseases 20040201 2

In Taiwan, a temperature-monitoring campaign and hotline for severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) fever were implemented in June 2003. Among 1,966 calls, fever was recorded in 19% (n = 378); 18 persons at high risk for SARS were identified. In a cross-sectional telephone survey, 95% (n = 1,060) of households knew about the campaign and 7 households reported fever. ...[more]

PMID: 15030716

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