Managing SARS amidst Uncertainty

  • Wenzel R
  • Edmond M
123Citations
Citations of this article
102Readers
Mendeley users who have this article in their library.

Abstract

In November 2002, a businessman from the city of Foshan in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong may have been the first victim of a mysterious illness called severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). Guangdong Province, an agricultural area with a population of 75 million, has thousands of farms with large and small animals, a subtropical climate, and rainfall of about 2 m per year. The first patient and many others received no international attention until February 2003, when a physician from Guangdong Province became ill while staying on the ninth floor of a hotel in Hong Kong. Twelve guests became . . .

Cite

CITATION STYLE

APA

Wenzel, R. P., & Edmond, M. B. (2003). Managing SARS amidst Uncertainty. New England Journal of Medicine, 348(20), 1947–1948. https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmp030072

Register to see more suggestions

Mendeley helps you to discover research relevant for your work.

Already have an account?

Save time finding and organizing research with Mendeley

Sign up for free