Severe acute respiratory syndrome: temporal stability and geographic variation in case-fatality rates and doubling times

Emerg Infect Dis. 2003 Aug;9(8):991-4. doi: 10.3201/eid0908.030334.

Abstract

We analyzed temporal stability and geographic trends in cumulative case-fatality rates and average doubling times of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). In part, we account for correlations between case-fatality rates and doubling times through differences in control measures. Factors that may alter future estimates of case-fatality rates, reasons for heterogeneity in doubling times among countries, and implications for the control of SARS are discussed.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • China / epidemiology
  • Confidence Intervals
  • Global Health*
  • Humans
  • Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome* / epidemiology
  • Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome* / mortality
  • Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome* / prevention & control
  • Time Factors