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The Hong Kong Practitioner
VOLUME 25 / April 2003
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| What's
in the web for family physicians - severe acute respiratory syndrome
(SARS) |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's
(CDC) webpage of SARS http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/sars/ |
This CDC's webpage on SARS has regular
updates on the issue while SARS is progressing into a global health threat.
Frequently asked questions, quarantine information for international travellers
on SARS are also available. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/mmwr_wk.html is also reporting on SARS regularly. |
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World Health Organization (WHO) http://www.who.int/en/ |
This webpage aims to provide daily updated
of professional information about SARS to the public. WHO is co-ordinating
an international investigation with the assistance of the Global Outbreak
Alert and Response Network (http://www.who.int/csr/outbreaknetwork/en/).
It is also working closely with health authorities of affected areas to
provide epidemiological, clinical and other support as required. |
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| 3. | Department of Health.HKSAR Government http://www.info.gov.hk/dh/rpadvice.htm |
Official announcements of Department of
Health on admission data, news, and health advices on SARS etc are available.
Press Releases by HKSAR Government on SARS can be found at http://www.info.gov.hk/enews.htm |
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| 4. | SARS Info from Hospital Authority http://www.ha.org.hk/srs . |
HA Clinical Guideline on the Management
of SARS and advices on the prevention of SARS are available at the HA
website |
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| 5. | Local CME lectures on SARS http://www.medicine.org.hk/hkducme/SARS |
Audio recordings of CME lectures on SARS
at different local seminars on SARS in the past two months. Lectures delivered
by local SARS experts were included. Doctors who had missed the lectures
may revisit these lectures again. |
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| 6. | The Microbiology Information Portal http://www.microbes.info/news/sars.php |
A very informative and useful website on
SARS with a good and update collection of news articles related to the
spread of SARS all over the world. The promptness in the updating of the
news article has been impressive. |
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| 7. | CUHK Radiology http://www.droid.cuhk.edu.hk/ |
Prepared by Prince of Wales Hospital, the
webpage presents radiological and CT images of some of the SARS patients.
Specific radiology features of SARS are listed to facilitate early diagnosis
and management of SARS for clinicians. |
A K Y Tang, MBBS(HK) Correspondence to : |
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Please note that this and previous editions of "What's in the Web for Family Physicians" are now on the links page of the Web site. All suggested sites are connected by hyperlinks and can be reached by a click of the mouse. |