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sars
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    • a respiratory disease of unknown etiology that apparently originated in mainland China in 2003; characterized by fever and coughing or difficulty breathing or hypoxia; can be fatal

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    Voorbeeldzinnen

    1. ‘Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)’;
    2. SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME — SARS
    3. Employed in an occupation associated with an increased risk of SARS-CoV exposure (e.g. staff in a laboratory working with live SARS-CoV/SARS-CoV-like viruses or storing clinical specimens infected with SARS-CoV; persons with exposure to wildlife or other animals considered a reservoir of SARS-CoV, their excretions or secretions, etc.) Close contact of one or more persons with confirmed SARS or under investigation for SARS
    4. Close contact of one or more persons with confirmed SARS or under investigation for SARS History of travel to, or residence in, an area experiencing an outbreak of SARS
    5. A single positive antibody test for SARS-CoV A positive PCR result for SARS-CoV on a single clinical specimen and assay
    6. SARS-CoV specific antibody response by one of the following two:
    7. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) appeared in 2003 and since then is considered a potential high threat for public health.
    8. Any person meeting the clinical and the laboratory criteria for case confirmation where the testing has been performed at a WHO SARS verification and reference laboratory
    9. Two or more health-care workers with clinical evidence of SARS in the same health-care unit and with onset of illness in the same 10-day periodThree or more persons (health-care workers and/or patients and/or visitors) with clinical evidence of SARS with onset of illness in the same 10-day period and epidemiologically linked to a healthcare facility
    10. Any nationally confirmed case with an epidemiological link to a chain of transmission where at least one case has been independently verified by a WHO SARS reference and verification laboratory
    11. The Agency in collaboration with the Commission, Member States and interested parties shall develop and provide guidance in assessing which (Q)SARs will meet these conditions and provide examples.
    12. for which it is predicted (i.e. by application of (Q)SARs or other evidence) that they are likely to meet the classification criteria for any human health or environmental effects endpoints under Directive 67/548/EEC.
    13. A close contact is a person who has cared for, lived with, or having had direct contact with the respiratory secretions, body fluids and/or excretions (e.g. faeces) of cases of SARS.
    14. for which it is predicted (i.e. by application of (Q)SARs or other evidence) that they are likely to meet the classification criteria for any health or environmental hazard classes or differentiations under Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008.’;
    15. While this should allow the country’s scientists to gain experience in the handling of dangerous pathogens like the SARS coronavirus, or viral hemorrhagic fever viruses, it may also bring about risks, especially in countries which are not able to reserve sufficient funds for the long-term maintenance of their facilities and do not provide adequate training for staff.