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SARS -- April 17, 2003
The number of suspected SARS cases in Texas remains at seven.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today reported that 208 suspected cases of SARS, or severe acute respiratory syndrome, in 34 states are under investigation in the U.S.
All of the suspected cases from Texas had traveled to Hong Kong, Singapore or the Guangdong province of China.
The seven [total] are from: Harris (2), Collin (2), Lubbock, Fort Bend and Travis counties.
All are adults. None of the seven is hospitalized.
Four have recovered. Three are recovering. The Lubbock County resident, who has recovered, had not been in that county since becoming ill.
The Texas Department of Health (TDH) reports there is no connection between the two suspected cases from Harris County or the two suspected cases from Collin County.
TDH officials stress that all 208 cases in the U.S. are suspected cases under investigation, not confirmed or absolute.
TDH officials also said no secondary cases have been reported in Texas and that there is no indication of an increased risk of illness for the general public. They said current information about SARS indicates that spread of the illness is primarily through respiratory droplets or fluids in direct or close contact situations. More information about SARS is available on the Web at www.cdc.gov/ncidod/sars. CDC updates a state-by-state Web listing of suspected case counts each workday by 4 p.m. CDT.

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