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Cumulative
Number of Reported Probable Cases of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
(SARS)
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From:
1 Nov 20021 To:
Notes: Cumulative
number of cases includes number of deaths. As
SARS is a diagnosis of exclusion, the status of a reported case may
change over time. This means that previously reported cases may be
discarded after further investigation and follow-up. 1.
The start of the period of surveillance has been changed to 1 November
2002 to capture cases of atypical pneumonia in China that are now
recognized as being cases of SARS. 2.
A decrease in the number of cumulative cases and discrepancies in
the difference between cumulative number of cases of the last and
the current WHO update are attributed to the discarding of cases. 3.
Includes cases who are "discharged" or "recovered"
as reported by the national public health authorities. 4.
One death attributed to Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of
China occurred in a case medically transferred from Viet Nam. |
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