SARS-CoV antibody prevalence in all Hong Kong patient contacts

Gabriel M. Leung; Pui Hong Chung; Thomas Tsang; Wilina Lim; Steve K.K. Chan; Patsy Chau; Christl A. Donnelly; Azra C. Ghani; Christophe Fraser; Steven Riley; Neil M. Ferguson; Roy M. Anderson; Yuk Lung Law; Tina Mok; Tonny Ng; Alex Fu; Pak Yin Leung; J. S.Malik Peiris; Tai Hing Lam; Anthony J. Hedley

doi:10.3201/eid1009.040155

SARS-CoV antibody prevalence in all Hong Kong patient contacts

Gabriel M. Leung, Pui Hong Chung, Thomas Tsang, Wilina Lim, Steve K.K. Chan, Patsy Chau, Christl A. Donnelly, Azra C. Ghani, Christophe Fraser, Steven Riley, Neil M. Ferguson, Roy M. Anderson, Yuk Lung Law, Tina Mok, Tonny Ng, Alex Fu, Pak Yin Leung, J. S.Malik Peiris, Tai Hing Lam, Anthony J. Hedley

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Abstract

A total of 1,068 asymptomatic close contacts of patients with severe acute respiratory (SARS) from the 2003 epidemic in Hong Kong were serologically tested, and 2 (0.19%) were positive for SARS coronavirus immunoglobulin G antibody. SARS rarely manifests as a subclinical infection, and at present, wild animal species are the only important natural reservoirs of the virus.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1653-1656
Number of pages	4
Journal	Emerging Infectious Diseases
Volume	10
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1009.040155
Publication status	Published - Sept 2004
Externally published	Yes

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

Epidemiology
Microbiology (medical)
Infectious Diseases

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Leung, G. M., Chung, P. H., Tsang, T., Lim, W., Chan, S. K. K., Chau, P., Donnelly, C. A., Ghani, A. C., Fraser, C., Riley, S., Ferguson, N. M., Anderson, R. M., Law, Y. L., Mok, T., Ng, T., Fu, A., Leung, P. Y., Peiris, J. S. M., Lam, T. H., & Hedley, A. J. (2004). SARS-CoV antibody prevalence in all Hong Kong patient contacts. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 10(9), 1653-1656. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1009.040155

Leung, GM, Chung, PH, Tsang, T, Lim, W, Chan, SKK, Chau, P, Donnelly, CA, Ghani, AC, Fraser, C, Riley, S, Ferguson, NM, Anderson, RM, Law, YL, Mok, T, Ng, T, Fu, A, Leung, PY, Peiris, JSM, Lam, TH & Hedley, AJ 2004, 'SARS-CoV antibody prevalence in all Hong Kong patient contacts', Emerging Infectious Diseases, vol. 10, no. 9, pp. 1653-1656. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1009.040155

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