Approved
consistent with CDC memo forwarded to OMB 01/25/05. CDC will
provide Agency contact information to support laboratories seeking
assistance in interpreting the results of the CDC assessment.
Inventory as of this Action
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Previously Approved
10/31/2005
10/31/2005
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Severe acute respiratory syndrome
(SARS) is a viral respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus,
called SARS-associated coronavirus (SARS-CoV). SARS was first
reported in Asia in February 2003. Over the next few months, the
illness spread to more than two dozen countries in North America,
South America, Europe, and Asis before the SARS global outbreak of
2003 was contained. CDC worked closely with WHO and other partners
in a global effort to address the SARS outbreak of 2003. The SARS
virus has recently been shown to be endemic in some populations.
Thus, a SARS outbreak or epidemic could...
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