WHO issues consensus document on the epidemiology of SARS

WHO SARS Scientific Research Advisory Committee concludes its first meeting

Laboratory confirmation of a SARS case in southern China - update 2

Update 3: Announcement of suspected SARS case in southern China; Investigation of source of infection for confirmed case begins tomorrow

Update 4: Review of probable and laboratory-confirmed SARS cases in southern China

New case of laboratory-confirmed SARS in Guangdong, China - update 5

SARS: one suspected case reported in China

Additional patients in China under investigation for SARS; WHO team travels to Beijing - update 2

China confirms SARS infection in two previously reported cases – update 4

China confirms SARS infection in another previously reported case; summary of cases to date – Update 5

China’s latest SARS outbreak has been contained, but biosafety concerns remain – Update 7

5 July 2003

Update 96 - Taiwan, China: SARS transmission interrupted in last outbreak area

4 July 2003

Update 95 - SARS: Chronology of a serial killer

3 July 2003

Update 94 – Preparing for the next influenza season in a world altered by SARS

2 July 2003

Update 93 – Toronto removed from list of areas with recent local transmission

1 July 2003

Update 92 – Chronology of travel recommendations, areas with local transmission

30 June 2003

Update 91 – SARS research: the effect of patents and patent applications

27 June 2003

Update 90 – Case in Japan discarded, criteria for removal from the list of countries with recent local transmission

26 June 2003

Update 89 – What happens if SARS returns?

25 June 2003

Update 88 – New cases reported in China and Japan

24 June 2003

Update 87 - World Health Organization changes last remaining travel recommendation -- for Beijing, China

23 June 2003

Update 86 - Hong Kong removed from list of areas with local transmission

20 June 2003

Update 85 - WHO case definition for diagnostic purposes, Hong Kong close to being removed from list of areas with local transmission

19 June 2003

Update 84 – Can SARS be eradicated or eliminated?

18 June 2003

Update 83 – One hundred days into the outbreak

17 June 2003

Update 82 – Change in travel recommendations for Taiwan

16 June 2003

Update 81 – WHO scientific meeting on SARS opens tomorrow

13 June 2003

Update 80 - Change in travel recommendations for parts of China, situation in Toronto

12 June 2003

Update 79 – Situation in China

11 June 2003

Update 78 – Situation in Toronto

10 June 2003

Update 77 - WHO officials to visit China

9 June 2003

Update 76 - Situation in China, Taiwan and Hong Kong

6 June 2003

Update 75 - Update on Situation in Singapore

5 June 2003

Update 74 - Global decline in cases and deaths continues

4 June 2003

Update 73 - No new deaths, but vigilance needed for imported cases

3 June 2003

Update 72 - Situation in China

2 June 2003

Update 71 - Status of diagnostic tests, training course in China

30 May 2003

Update 70 - Singapore removed from list of areas with local SARS transmission

29 May 2003

Update 69 - Situation in China

28 May 2003

Update 68 - SARS situation in Taiwan

27 May 2003

Update 67 - SARS resolution approved, situation in Taiwan

26 May 2003

Update 66 - Situation in Toronto, interpretation of “areas with recent local transmission”

24 May 2003

Update 65 - Situation in Toronto

23 May 2003

Update 64 - Situation in Toronto, detection of SARS-like virus in wild animals

23 May 2003

Update 63 - World Health Organization changes Hong Kong, Guangdong travel recommendations

22 May 2003

Update 62 - More than 8000 cases reported globally, situation in Taiwan, data on in-flight transmission, report on Henan Province, China

21 May 2003

Update 61 - WHO extends its SARS related travel advice to all of Taiwan province, China

20 May 2003

Update 60 - Philippines removed from list of areas with recent local transmission

19 May 2003

Update 59 - Report on Guangxi (China) visit, situation in Taiwan, risk of SARS transmission during air travel

17 May 2003

Update 58 - First global consultation on SARS epidemiology, travel recommendations for Hebei Province (China), situation in Singapore

16 May 2003

Update 57 - Situation in China, guidance for mass gatherings, stability of the SARS virus, more than 600 deaths globally

15 May 2003

Update 56 - Situation in China, new WHO guidelines on blood safety, guidance for mass gatherings

14 May 2003

Update 55 - Change in status of Toronto, situation in China and Singapore

13 May 2003

Update 54 - Outbreaks in the initial “hot zones” indicate that SARS can be contained

12 May 2003

Update 53 - Situation in Singapore and Hong Kong, interpretation of “areas with recent local transmission”

10 May 2003

Update 52 - Situation in China, the Philippines, and Mongolia

9 May 2003

Update 51 - Situation in China, more than 7000 SARS cases and 500 deaths reported globally

8 May 2003

Update 50 - WHO extends its SARS-related travel advice to Tianjin, Inner Mongolia and Taipei in China

7 May 2003

Update 49 - SARS case fatality ratio, incubation period

6 May 2003

Update 48 - Hong Kong: “Heroic” strides forward in containing the SARS outbreak; situation in China

5 May 2003

Update 47 - Studies of SARS virus survival, situation in China

3 May 2003

Update 46 - WHO sends team to Taiwan, situation in China

2 May 2003

Update 45 - Situation in China, more than 6000 cases globally, areas with recent local transmission

1 May 2003

Update 44 - Situation in China, revised case definition, support to national labs

30 April 2003

Update 43 - Situation in China: more cases than the rest of the world combined

29 April 2003

Update 42 - Travel advice for Toronto, situation in China

28 April 2003

Update 41 - Viet Nam removed from list of affected countries, more than 5000 probable cases worldwide

26 April 2003

Update 40 - Situation in Shanghai, Hong Kong and Viet Nam

25 April 2003

Update 39 - Optimism in Viet Nam, caution urged when using diagnostic tests

24 April 2003

Update 38 - Situation in China

23 April 2003

Update 37 - WHO extends its SARS-related travel advice to Beijing and Shanxi Province in China and to Toronto Canada

22 April 2003

Update 36 - Situation in Singapore and China

21 April 2003

Update 35 - Update on China: New numbers, May Day holiday reduced

19 April 2003

Update 34 - Unanswered questions: a critical point in the evolution of SARS

18 April 2003

Update 33 - Update on Hong Kong and China, first SARS case reported in India

17 April 2003

Update 32 - Situation in China and Hong Kong, status of diagnostic tests

16 April 2003

Update 31 - Coronavirus never before seen in humans is the cause of SARS

15 April 2003

Update 30 - Status of diagnostic test, significance of “super spreaders”, situation in China

14 April 2003

Update 29 - Situation in China, status of scientific and clinical knowledge

12 April 2003

Update 28 - Affected areas, status of SARS outbreaks in individual countries

11 April 2003

Update 27 - One month into the global SARS outbreak: Status of the outbreak and lessons for the immediate future

10 April 2003

Update 26 - Status of SARS outbreaks in individual countries

9 April 2003

Update 25 - Interim report of WHO team in China, status of the main SARS outbreaks in different countries

8 April 2003

Update 24 - WHO Guangdong China team to issue its report

7 April 2003

Update 23 - Status of the main SARS outbreaks in different countries

5 April 2003

Update 22 - Update on cases and countries

4 April 2003

Update 21 - Flash report: new data from China as Ministry of Health begins daily electronic reporting

3 April 2003

Update 20 - Situation in China and Hong Kong SAR

2 April 2003

Update 19 - China deepens its collaboration to contain SARS, WHO revises its advice to international travellers as new data come in

2 April 2003

Update 18 - SARS outbreak:WHO investigation team moves to China, new travel advice announced [WHO PRESS RELEASE]

2 April 2003

Update 17 - Travel advice - Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China, and Guangdong Province, China

1 April 2003

Update 16 - Update on cases and countries

31 March 2003

Update 15 - Situation in Hong Kong, activities of WHO team in China

29 March 2003

Update 14 - Update on cases and countries

28 March 2003

Update 13 - China joins WHO collaborative network

27 March 2003

Update 12 - SARS virus close to conclusive identification, new tests for rapid diagnosis ready soon

27 March 2003

Update 11 - WHO recommends new measures to prevent travel-related spread of SARS

26 March 2003

Update 10 - Data from China, countries introduce stringent control measures

25 March 2003

Update 9 - Updated travel advice

24 March 2003

Update 8 - Advice to travellers, situation update

22 March 2003

Update 7 - SARS virus isolated, new diagnostic test producing reliable results

21 March 2003

Update 6 - Major step forward towards development of diagnostic test

20 March 2003

Update 5 - Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)

19 March 2003

Update 4 - Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)

18 March 2003

Update 3 - Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)

17 March 2003

Update 2 - WHO coordinates international effort to identify and treat SARS

16 March 2003

Update - Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)

15 March 2003

World Health Organization issues emergency travel advisory