http://www.who.int/csr/resources/publications/WHO_CDS_CSR_ARO_2004_1/en/index.html下面這個是世界衛生組織對治療SARS的指導文件,這個是總綱,具體文件的鏈接在最後。都是英文的,比較好搜索,怎麼就是找不到 「Chinese Medicine" 以及 「Traditional" 這樣的關鍵詞呢?所以說 WHO 指導要用中醫或中西醫相結合應該是誤導!WHO guidelines for the global surveillance of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). Updated recommendations, October 2004
WHO/CDS/CSR/ARO/2004.1
Summary
This document sets out revised guidelines for the global surveillance
and reporting of SARS as an ongoing strategy for rapidly detecting cases
and preventing further national or international spread. Addressed to
national health authorities, the guidelines respond to the need for a
sustainable long-term approach to SARS surveillance that maintains an
adequate level of sensitivity yet does not overburden health system
capacity. With this objective in mind, the document adopts a phased
approach to surveillance and preparedness, with different levels of
activity recommended for each of four phases. These phases move from the
absence of evidence that the SARS coronavirus (SARS-CoV) is circulating
in human populations, to the detection of human chains of transmission,
to evidence of international spread, to the post-epidemic period.
The revised guidelines, which replace a previous document issued in
August 2003, draw on experiences during four recent incidents in which
cases of SARS occurred following breaches in laboratory biosafety, or
human exposure to an animal reservoir or other environmental source.
Apart from demonstrating the importance of continued vigilance, these
incidents revealed the need for more precise guidance on laboratory
testing and on the requirements for official reporting to WHO.
Throughout the document, specific recommendations take into account the
high demands of a disease with non-specific symptoms and a diagnosis
that requires multiple test results and rigorous procedures for quality
assurance. Particular emphasis is given to the prevention of secondary
transmission from sporadic cases and common source outbreaks as a
strategy for reducing the risk of another international outbreak.
Contents
- Executive summary
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Clinical and laboratory criteria for the global surveillance of SARS
- 3. The inter-epidemic period – The SARS Alert
- 4. The global surveillance of SARS during an outbreak
- 5. International reporting of SARS
- Annex 1. Summary of the essential aspects of the SARS Risk Assessment and Preparedness Framework
- Annex 2. Clinical case description of SARS
- Annex 3. Guidance regarding the diagnosis of SARS in the inter-epidemic period
- Annex 4. WHO focal points for SARS
- References http://www.who.int/csr/resources/publications/WHO_CDS_CSR_ARO_2004_1.pdf