Letter to the Editor: The limitation of fever case definitions for avian influenza and SARS

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  • Sanjaya N Senanayake Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Canberra Hospital GARRAN ACT 2606

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2006.30.23

Keywords:

SARS, avian influenza, case definition, fever

Abstract

The author of this letter suggests  refinement to the Australian case definitions for SARS and avian influenza. This letter was published in Communicable Diseases Intelligence Volume 30, Number 2, June 2006.

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References

Mackowiak PA. Temperature regulation and the pathogenesis of fever. In: Mandell GL, Bennett JE, Dolin R, editors. Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases. Philadelphia: Churchill Livingstone; 2005. p. 703–718.

Mackowiak PA, Wasserman SS. Physicians’ perceptions regarding body temperature in health and disease. South Med J 1995;88:934–938.

Fisher DA, Lim TK, Lim YT, Singh KS, Tambyah PA. Atypical presentations of SARS. Lancet 2003;361:1740.

Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing. Guidance for recognition, investigation and infection control of SARS and Avian Influenza. This document was available from: www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/health-avian_influenza-pdf-guide-cnt.htm/$FILE/guide.pdf at the time of publication. Accessed 22 March 2006.

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Published

01/06/06

How to Cite

Senanayake, Sanjaya N. 2006. “Letter to the Editor: The Limitation of Fever Case Definitions for Avian Influenza and SARS”. Communicable Diseases Intelligence 30 (June):250. https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2006.30.23.

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Vol. 30 (2006)

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Letter to the Editor

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