What's in the web for family physicians - severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)

Alfred KY Tang 鄧權恩

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.