Update #15 - Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

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2003-11
March 30, 2003
5:00 pm

Advisory

Update #15 - Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

As of March 30, 2003, Health Canada has received reports of approximately 98 probable or suspect cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta and New Brunswick. There have been four deaths in Canada. All Canadian cases have occurred in persons who have traveled to Asia or had contact with SARS cases in the household or in a health-care setting. The information contained in this update is based on the best available information Health Canada has at this time.

2003-11
March 29, 2003
5:00 pm

Advisory

Update #14 - Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

As of March 29, 2003, Health Canada has received reports of 37 cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in Ontario, British Columbia and Manitoba. There have been three deaths in Canada. All Canadian cases have occurred in persons who have traveled to Asia or had contact with SARS cases in the household or in a health-care setting. The information contained in this update is based on the best available information Health Canada has at this time.

http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/english/protection/warnings/2003/2003_11update15.htm

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and at this time, todays numbers aren't posted, yet

[Lady Heron]

I would like to know the numbers of people who have actually recovered from this illness... It is hard to get an acurate picture from all of the suspected and on going cases compaired to the deaths. I want the number of recovered cases to deaths.

[Goodlife]

Well, don't know the actual numbers, but I know that the two cases in Michigan weren't even admitted to the hospital.

Some specifics on this would be nice.

[SauronOfMordor]

Keep in mind that they only cases we know about, are the people who were hit hard enough to require medical attention. We have no idea currently what percentage of the infected people just come down with a mild case of flu, and are back on their feet within a couple of days.

Within a couple of weeks, I would expect researchers to get a better idea.

[Lady Heron]

Thanks for the info. They were not admitted to the hospital because they recovered or they died?

[Goodlife]

They didn't die, but I don't know about recovery. Evidently it simply wasn't severe enough to warrant hospitalization.

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2003-11
March 31, 2003
8:00 pm

Advisory

UPDATE #16 - Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

As of March 31, 2003, Health Canada has received reports of approximately129 probable or suspect cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in Ontario, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Alberta and New Brunswick. There have been four deaths in Canada. All Canadian cases have occurred in persons who have traveled to Asia or had contact with SARS cases in the household or in a health-care setting. The information contained in this update is based on the best available information Health Canada has at this time.

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In Canada they're reporting Suspect and Probable cases, now. On the government website, they're not even saying the numbers of people who DO have it.

Are they sure those 2 cases in Michigan were sars?

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I came across this -- regarding recovery

* Australia announced its first case - a man who had been in Singapore. He has recovered and the illness has not spread, health authorities said.

But, that's all it says...

http://www.pulse24.com/News/Top_Story/20030401-009/page.asp

(pulse 24 is Toronto's top news station, fyi...)