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The paper collection can be divided in six sub division, most of the journals would be linked online.But some of them may need subscription. They are quire expensive if you do not have free access, my advice is check up their hard copies in university libraries.  
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  • Berger A, Drosten Ch, Doerr HW, Sturmer M, Preiser W, Sever acute respiratory syndrome(SARS)-paradigm of an emerging viral infection, Journal of Clinical Virology 29 (2004) 13-22
It gives a general overview on SARS, the references is also helpful for looking up primary paper.

Clinical aspects

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The review on the impact of SARS on the aging population. Old people has a higher death rate.
  • The Hong Kong Geriatrics Society. 2003. Position Statement on Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome in Elders, 10 June 2003. http://medicine.org.hk/hkgs/
 
  • Leung TF, Wong GWK, Hon KLE, Fok TK, Severe acute respiratory syndrome(SARS) in children :epidemiology, presentation and management. Paediatrory Respiratory Reviews(2003), 4 334-339
The review on the impact of SARS on the children. Suprisingly, Children has lower death rate compare to adult.
The ues of tradtional Chinese medicine   back to top
  • Cinatl J, Morgenstern B, Bauer G, Chandra P, Rabenau H, Doerr, HW, Glycyrrhizin, an active component of liquorice roots, and replication of SARS-associated coronavirus, The Lancet, Vol361: June 14, 2003, www.thelancet.com
This articles introduce the use of Glycyrrhizin, which seems to be an active ingredient that can inhibit the growth of SARS viruses.
This discussion of the use of Traditional Chinese medicine on treating SARS. It is in detail describing benefits of using TCM to treat SARS.

Origin of SARS

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  • Marina Bm Haagmans Bm Kuiken T, Fouchier R, Rimmelzwaan G, van Amerongen G, Peiris J, Lim W, Osterhaus A, SARS virus infection of cats and Ferrets. Nature vol 425, 30 October, 2003
This articles discuss the possibility of the origin of SARS. It is suspected that the virus is spread from cats and ferrets.
Epidemiology of SARS   back to top
  • Mandavilli, Apoorva, SARS epidemic unmasks age-old quarantine conundrum, Nature Medicine, May 2003 Vol9 5:487
The discussion of the use of quarantine and its problem for treating SARS.
Ecology of SARS   back to top
  • Cameron. P, Rainer. T, SARS: A wake up call for a health care system under stress. Emergency Medicine (2003) 14, 409-412
It is about the impact of SARS to the health care system,
  • Schrag SJ, Wiener P, Emerging infectious disease:what are the relative roles of ecology and evolution. TREE vol. 10 no. 8, August 1995(found in UCL libraries catologue)
  • Cohen M, Changing patterns of infectious disease, Nature vol 406, 17 August 2000

An article about the history of zoonotic disease, for example hepititus, This article is written before the SARS events, however, it has a good foresight on the arise of human epidemic from animals.

  • McMichael A,(2002) Population, environment, disease, and survival: past patterns, uncertain futures, The Lancet, March 30, 2002 www.thelancet.com
This article looks the factors that could lead to outbreak of epidemics. The arthur predicts that there will be more epidemic coming if human ignore the effect of exploring nature.
  • Thijis Kuiken, Ron Fouchier, Guus Rimmelzwaan and Albert Osterhaus, Emerging viral infections in a rapidly changing world. Current Opinion in Biotechnology 2003, 14:641-646

 

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