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Article: Transmission dynamics of the etiological agent of SARS in Hong Kong: Impact of public health interventions

TitleTransmission dynamics of the etiological agent of SARS in Hong Kong: Impact of public health interventions
Authors
Issue Date2003
PublisherAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science. The Journal's web site is located at http://sciencemag.org
Citation
Science, 2003, v. 300 n. 5627, p. 1961-1966 How to Cite?
AbstractWe present an analysis of the first 10 weeks of the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) epidemic in Hong Kong. The epidemic to date has been characterized by two large clusters - initiated by two separate "super-spread" events (SSEs) - and by ongoing community transmission. By fitting a stochastic model to data on 1512 cases, including these clusters, we show that the etiological agent of SARS is moderately transmissible. Excluding SSES, we estimate that 2.7 secondary infections were generated per case on average at the start of the epidemic, with a substantial contribution from hospital transmission. Transmission rates fell during the epidemic, primarily as a result of reductions in population contact rates and improved hospital infection control, but also because of more rapid hospital attendance by symptomatic individuals. As a result, the epidemic is now in decline, although continued vigilance is necessary for this to be maintained. Restrictions on longer range population movement are shown to be a potentially useful additional control measure in some contexts. We estimate that most currently infected persons are now hospitalized, which highlights the importance of control of nosocomial transmission.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/86499
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dc.contributor.authorRiley, Sen_HK
dc.contributor.authorFraser, Cen_HK
dc.contributor.authorDonnelly, CAen_HK
dc.contributor.authorGhani, ACen_HK
dc.contributor.authorAbuRaddad, LJen_HK
dc.contributor.authorHedley, AJen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLeung, GMen_HK
dc.contributor.authorHo, LMen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLam, THen_HK
dc.contributor.authorThach, TQen_HK
dc.contributor.authorChau, Pen_HK
dc.contributor.authorChan, KPen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLo, SVen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLeung, PYen_HK
dc.contributor.authorTsang, Ten_HK
dc.contributor.authorHo, Wen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLee, KHen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLau, EMCen_HK
dc.contributor.authorFerguson, NMen_HK
dc.contributor.authorAnderson, RMen_HK
dc.date.accessioned2010-09-06T09:17:48Z-
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dc.date.issued2003en_HK
dc.identifier.citationScience, 2003, v. 300 n. 5627, p. 1961-1966en_HK
dc.identifier.issn0036-8075en_HK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/86499-
dc.description.abstractWe present an analysis of the first 10 weeks of the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) epidemic in Hong Kong. The epidemic to date has been characterized by two large clusters - initiated by two separate "super-spread" events (SSEs) - and by ongoing community transmission. By fitting a stochastic model to data on 1512 cases, including these clusters, we show that the etiological agent of SARS is moderately transmissible. Excluding SSES, we estimate that 2.7 secondary infections were generated per case on average at the start of the epidemic, with a substantial contribution from hospital transmission. Transmission rates fell during the epidemic, primarily as a result of reductions in population contact rates and improved hospital infection control, but also because of more rapid hospital attendance by symptomatic individuals. As a result, the epidemic is now in decline, although continued vigilance is necessary for this to be maintained. Restrictions on longer range population movement are shown to be a potentially useful additional control measure in some contexts. We estimate that most currently infected persons are now hospitalized, which highlights the importance of control of nosocomial transmission.en_HK
dc.languageengen_HK
dc.publisherAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science. The Journal's web site is located at http://sciencemag.orgen_HK
dc.relation.ispartofScienceen_HK
dc.rightsScience. Copyright © American Association for the Advancement of Science.en_HK
dc.subject.meshCluster Analysisen_HK
dc.subject.meshContact Tracingen_HK
dc.subject.meshCross Infection - epidemiology - prevention & control - transmissionen_HK
dc.subject.meshDisease Outbreaks - prevention & control - statistics & numerical dataen_HK
dc.subject.meshEpidemiologic Methodsen_HK
dc.subject.meshHong Kong - epidemiologyen_HK
dc.subject.meshHospitalizationen_HK
dc.subject.meshHumansen_HK
dc.subject.meshInfection Controlen_HK
dc.subject.meshMathematicsen_HK
dc.subject.meshModels, Statisticalen_HK
dc.subject.meshPatient Isolationen_HK
dc.subject.meshProbabilityen_HK
dc.subject.meshPublic Health Practiceen_HK
dc.subject.meshQuarantineen_HK
dc.subject.meshSARS Virus - physiologyen_HK
dc.subject.meshSevere Acute Respiratory Syndrome - epidemiology - prevention & control - transmission - virologyen_HK
dc.subject.meshStochastic Processesen_HK
dc.subject.meshWorld Healthen_HK
dc.titleTransmission dynamics of the etiological agent of SARS in Hong Kong: Impact of public health interventionsen_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
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