| Countries |
Female |
Male |
Total |
Median age (range) |
Number of cases with laboratory evidence of SARS-CoV
infection* |
Number of cases recovered |
Number of deaths |
CFRa (%) |
Number of imported cases (%) |
Number of healthcare workers
affected (%) |
Date onset first probable case |
Date onset last probable case |
| Finland |
0 |
1 |
1 |
24 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 (100) |
0 |
30-Apr-03 |
30-Apr-03 |
| France |
1 |
6 |
7 |
49 (26-56) |
4 |
6 |
1 |
14 |
7 (100) |
2 (29)b |
21-Mar-03 |
03-May-03 |
| Germany |
4 |
5 |
9 |
44 (4-73) |
4 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
9 (100) |
1 (11)c |
09-Mar-03 |
06-May-03 |
| Republic of Ireland |
0 |
1 |
1 |
56 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 (100) |
0 (0) |
27-Feb-03 |
27-Feb-03 |
| Italy |
1 |
3 |
4 |
30.5 (25-54) |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
4 (100) |
0 (0) |
12-Mar-03 |
20-Apr-03 |
| Spain |
0 |
1 |
1 |
33 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 (100) |
0 (0) |
26-Mar-03 |
26-Mar-03 |
| Sweden** |
3 |
2 |
5 |
43 (33-55) |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
5 (100) |
0 (0) |
28-Mar-03 |
23-Apr-03 |
| United Kingdom |
2 |
2 |
4 |
59 (28-74) |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
4 (100) |
0 (0) |
01-Mar-03 |
01-Apr-03 |
| Total** |
11 |
21 |
32 |
(4-74) |
10 |
31 |
1 |
3 |
32 (100) |
3 (9) |
27-Feb-03 |
06-May-03 |
Notes:
a Case-fatality rate (CFR) based on cases with known outcome
and irrespective of immediate cause of death
b Includes imported cases in HCWs occupationally exposed
cThis case was in a medical doctor (not a German resident) who
became ill while in transit through Frankfurt.
* see case details by country below
** Sweden is currently reporting two additional cases that were not included
in the WHO table of 15 August
By 7 August 2003, a total of 30 cases (9 females and 21 males) of probable
severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) had been reported to the World
Health Organization (WHO) and the European Commission by eight EU countries
(all were reported after 1 February 2003 and prior to 5 July 2003). Germany
and France have the highest number of cases, 9 and 7 respectively. The majority
of cases were in adults with the age of patients ranging from 4 to 74 years.
Sweden is currently in the process of reporting an additional 2 cases (both
in males) to the WHO and the European Commission.
All of the patients had acquired their infection while travelling in a
SARS affected country at the time of travel. Only 3 cases were in healthcare
workers. One death was reported in France. All other cases have fully recovered.
Details of cases which are reported to have tested positive by polymerase
chain reaction (PCR) or serology for the SARS coronavirus (SARS-CoV) are
given below. Laboratory case definitions for SARS are available at http://www.who.int/csr/sars/postoutbreak/en/.
Finland
The reported case tested PCR positive for SARS-CoV at first, but was later
discounted because of negative SARS serology at >28 days and an alternative
diagnosis of influenza B infection detected by serology in samples taken
on May 5 and May 20.
France
Three cases were PCR positive for SARS-CoV (positive on at least two different
respiratory samples taken on different days), and one additional case had
evidence of seroconversion to SARS-CoV.
Germany
Three cases were PCR positive for SARS-CoV and also immunofluorescence test
confirmed, and one case was confirmed by immunofluorescence test alone.
Italy
SARS-CoV was detected by viral isolation and PCR in one of the four probable
cases.
United Kingdom
One case tested positive for SARS-CoV by PCR and ELISA (seroconversion).
Additional information kindly provided by Pekka Nuorti (KTL, Finland), Jean-Claude
Desenclos (Institut de Veille Sanitaire, France), Wolfgang Kiehl and Ines
Steffens (Robert Koch-Institut, Germany), Stefania Salmaso and Giovanni
Rezza (Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Italy), Darina O'Flanagan (National
Disease Surveillance Centre, Ireland), Elena Rodríguez Valín
(Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Spain), Ragnhild Janzon (Smittskyddsinstitutet,
Sweden), Valerie Delpech (Health Protection Agency Communicable Disease
Surveillance Centre, England), and Paolo Guglielmetti, Massimo Ciotti, and
Luciano Vittozzi, (DG SANCO, European Commission).
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