X-Message-Number: 21800 From: "Ben Best" <> Subject: SARS in Toronto, Canada Date: Sat, 24 May 2003 19:49:31 -0700 As Christine Gaspar has noted, there has been an outbreak of possible new cases of SARS in Toronto. Having posted an "all clear" signal earlier on CryoNet I am obliged to post a retraction. The fact that there had not been a new case since April 20th and the fact that respiratory diseases tend to decline in the summer -- and the general belief that adequate controls had been taken -- caused many in Toronto (including me) to become complacent. To keep things in perspective, however, the new cases have been within hospitals -- and stringent quarantines are being imposed. The death toll stands at 24 out of a population of 5 million in the greater Toronto area. So I think there is still reasonable hope that SARS in Toronto can be brought under control even within hospitals reasonably quickly. -- Ben Best Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=21800