1. Body temperature monitoring and SARS fever hotline, Taiwan.
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Kaydos-Daniels SC, Olowokure B, Chang HJ, Barwick RS, Deng JF, Lee ML, Kuo SH, Su IJ, Chen KT, and Maloney SE
- Subjects
- Body Temperature, Community Health Services, Community Participation, Cross-Sectional Studies, Data Collection, Humans, Population Surveillance, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome physiopathology, Taiwan epidemiology, Fever epidemiology, Hotlines, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome diagnosis, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome epidemiology
- Abstract
In Taiwan, a temperature-monitoring campaign and hotline for severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) fever were implemented in June 2003. Among 1,966 calls, fever was recorded in 19% (n = 378); 18 persons at high risk for SARS were identified. In a cross-sectional telephone survey, 95% (n = 1,060) of households knew about the campaign and 7 households reported fever.
- Published
- 2004
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