These are quite useful and free to view in pdf even if you do not have a
NEJM subscription.
We had another suspected case yesterday. Turned out not to be but we expect
to see more.
A collegue has suggested that pandemics start with high acuity/low
transmission (often in young people) followed by lesser acuity but greater
infectivity (plus overall higher mortality as more people infected). I am
not sure what this is based upon, anyone else heard about this? It's not
really my field.
Simon
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> A Cluster of Cases of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome in
> Hong Kong
> K.W. Tsang and Others
> <http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/abstract/NEJMoa030666v1>
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> Identification of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome in Canada
> S.M. Poutanen and Others
> <http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/abstract/NEJMoa030634v1>
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> Editorial: Case Clusters of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
> J.M. Drazen
> <http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/abstract/NEJMe030062v1>
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