2003 SARS Update
Suspect SARS†† Cases (Posted July 23, 2003) This page will be updated when a new case is reported.
Note: New York City cases are investigated by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and are not included in this listing.
County | Hospitalization Status | Travel |
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Onondaga | Discharged * | Yes - Asia |
Rensselaer | Not hospitalized | Yes - Asia |
Rensselaer | Discharged * | Yes - Asia |
Onondaga | Not hospitalized | Yes - Asia |
Onondaga | Not hospitalized | Yes - Asia |
Nassau | Not hospitalized | Yes - Asia |
Ontario | Not hospitalized | Yes – Toronto, Canada |
Non-NYS resident (visiting Saratoga County) | Not hospitalized | Yes – Toronto, Canada |
Suffolk | Not hospitalized | Yes – Asia |
Nassau | Not hospitalized | Yes – Asia |
Nassau | Not hospitalized | Yes – Travel to Canada |
Oneida | Not hospitalized | Yes – Toronto, Canada |
Nassau | Not hospitalized | No |
Nassau | Not hospitalized | Yes - Asia |
Tompkins | Not hospitalized | Yes - Toronto, Canada |
Westchester | Hospitalized | Yes - Toronto, Canada |
Total number of probable and suspected SARS cases in NYS (excluding NYC): 19 †† The CDC defines a suspected SARS case as respiratory illness of unknown etiology and the following criteria: Respiratory illness of unknown etiology and the following criteria:
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† Travel includes transit in an airport in an area with documented or suspected community transmission of SARS
Areas with documented or suspected community transmission of SARS:
Travel criteria for suspect or probable U.S. cases of SARS
Area
First date of illness onset
for inclusion as reported caseLast date of illness onset
for inclusion as reported case
China (Mainland)
November 1, 2002
July 13, 2003
Hong Kong
February 1, 2003
July 11, 2003
Hanoi, Vietnam
February 1, 2003
May 25, 2003
Singapore
February 1, 2003
June 14, 2003
Toronto, Canada
April 1, 2003
July 18, 2003
Taiwan
May 1, 2003
July 25, 2003
Beijing, China
November 1, 2002
July 21, 2003
** Close contact is defined as having cared for, having lived with, or having direct contact with respiratory secretions and/ or body fluids of a patient known to be suspect SARS case.
* Patient was not hospitalized in New York State
Probable SARS Cases††† (Posted July 23, 2003) This page will be updated when a new case is reported.
County | Hospitalization Status | Travel |
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Non-NYS resident (visiting Dutchess County) | Discharged | Yes – Asia |
Oneida | Not hospitalized | Yes – Toronto, Canada |
Non-NYS resident (visiting Onondaga County) | Not hospitalized | Yes – Asia |
Total number of probable and suspected SARS cases in NYS (excluding NYC): 19 ††† The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) defines a probable SARS case as a suspected†† case with one of the following: A suspect case with one of the following:
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Excluded Cases§ (Posted July 23, 2003) This page will be updated when a new case is reported.
County | Hospitalization Status | Travel |
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Jefferson | Discharged * | Yes - Asia |
Jefferson | Not hospitalized | Yes - Asia |
Putnam | Not hospitalized. | Yes - Asia |
Broome | Discharged | Yes - Asia |
Westchester | Not hospitalized | Yes - Asia |
Hamilton | Not hospitalized | Yes - Asia |
Schenectady | Not hospitalized | Yes - Asia |
Onondaga | Discharged | Yes – Toronto, Canada |
Niagara | Discharged | Yes – Toronto, Canada |
Westchester | Discharged | Yes – Toronto, Canada |
Nassau | Discharged | Yes – Toronto, Canada |
Onondaga | Not hospitalized | Yes – Toronto, Canada |
Onondaga | Not hospitalized | Yes – Asia |
Onondaga | Not hospitalized | Yes – Asia |
Chemung | Discharged | Yes - Asia |
Ulster | Discharged | Yes - Asia |
Nassau | Discharged | Yes – Toronto, Canada |
Total number of excluded cases in NYS (excluding NYC): 17 § The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has excluded previously reported suspected†† or probable cases††† with negative convalescent SARS-associated coronavirus (SARS-CoV) serology. |