Draft

Public Health Guidance for Community-Level Preparedness and Response to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
November 3, 2003, 1:30 PM ET

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is making this document available in draft form to assist local and state public health and healthcare officials in their preparations for a possible reemergence of SARS during the approaching respiratory disease season. The proposed framework and strategies for SARS preparedness and response are based on lessons learned from the 2003 global SARS epidemic and the advice and suggestions of domestic and international public health and healthcare partners. The document is currently undergoing external review by partner organizations and other federal agencies and will be updated as necessary to incorporate comments from reviewers and to reflect increased understanding of SARS-CoV transmission dynamics and the availability of improved prevention tools. CDC invites interested public health partners to submit comments on the draft document to: sars-plan@cdc.gov.

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The SARS Plan - Complete Full Text (1.7 MB/169 pages)
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Download the Individual Sections of the Plan

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Cover sheet, Contents, Exec Summary, and Core Document (216 KB/22 pages) 

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Supplement A: Command and Control (209 KB/16 pages)

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Supplement B: SARS Surveillance (298 KB/20 pages)

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Supplement C: Preparedness and Response In Healthcare Facilities (460 KB/35 pages) 

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Supplement D: Community Containment Measures, Including Non-Hospital Isolation and Quarantine (259 KB/24 pages) 

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Supplement E: Managing International Travel-Related Transmission Risk (171 KB/14 pages) 

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Supplement F: Laboratory Diagnosis (284 KB/23 pages) 

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Supplement G: Communication (183 KB/16 pages)

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