Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) Resources
Dartmouth College
Information from the Director of Dartmouth College Health Service, John Turco,
M.D., describing Dartmouth's initiatives and providing contact phone numbers
for students, faculty, and staff.
Emergency
Preparedness
Office of Public Affairs of Dartmouth College. The
latest information on the SARS situation as it applies to the Dartmouth College
community.
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC)
An extensive collection of informational links on
SARS provided by the CDC. The site provides complete and updated coverage of
the topic for clinicians, health care workers, patients and family members, as
well as the general public.
Updated news bulletins on
SARS from the CDC
These regularly updated bulletins address issues
related to health care workers, patients and environments such as respiratory
infection, cleaning and disinfection and biosafety guidelines for handeling
specimens. Contact phone numbers for additional information are also
provided.
UpToDate
A topic review on SARS is available in UpToDate, a resource providing
information on case definitions, epidemiology, etiology, clinical
manifestations, treatment, and prevention for clinicians. The topic review will
be regularly updated as new clinically relevant information is available.
Related topics include "Coronavirus" and "Isolation Guidelines for Hospitals."
(Access Restrictions: UpToDate is licensed for on-site use only at
Dartmouth College, Dartmouth Medical School, and the Dartmouth-Hitchcock
Medical Center. Remote access is not permitted.)
World Health Organization
(WHO)
The WHO site provides an extensive resource on SARS with
emphasis on disease statistics, research, and travel. It provides a global
perspective with information on probable and confirmed cases, epidemiology
curves, and globally-mapped incidence and mortality, plus guidelines on
laboratory safety, diagnostic testing, containment of outbreaks, and travel.
MEDLINEplus
A
collection of web links provided by the National Library of Medicine consisting
of useful consumer-oriented information from the CDC and WHO, with additional
links from other reliable sources.
PubMed/MEDLINE
The
National Library of Medicine's index of the world's medical literature. In the
search box, type: SARS OR Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (note: the
"OR" should be in CAPS.)
Science Magazine
Science is offering two papers that provide initial analysis and
characterization of the SARS virus genome, along with an accompanying
editorial, free to all visitors. Additional information on SARS is also made
available but restricted to users at Dartmouth and DHMC/Lebanon, or to other
members and subscribers.
SARS Reference
SARS
Reference is a medical textbook that provides a comprehensive and up-to-date
overview of severe acute repiratory syndrome.
US State
Department
This site lists recently issued travel warnings due to
various political or health conditions including the SARS virus.
New York
Times
Information from the New York Times addressing social and
economic conditions as they are effected by SARS, coronavirus research
advances, and breaking news relevant to travelers to specific
locations.
American
Medical Association (AMA)
The AMA has provided a web site on the
SARS virus with specific emphasis on information from the CDC as it pertains to
clinicians and health care environments.
McGill
University Health Sciences Library
Located in Montreal, Quebec,
Canada, this university web site provides links on the SARS virus as it applies
to Canada, including an extensive bibliography of journal
articles.
U.S. Department of Labor -
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Information to
employers and employees on SARS as it might effect worker and working
environments.
University
of Toronto - Faculty of Medicine
SARS information with links to
local hospital information sites and university sites.
TheStraitsTimes
Provides news from Singapore with specific reference to SARS from the Asian
perspective.
Hardin MD -
University of Iowa
Links to SARS information including news and
personal accounts.
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