NEW GLOBAL THREAT, THE<br> Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome and Its Impacts

NEW GLOBAL THREAT, THE
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome and Its Impacts

CONTENTS


FRONT MATTER	i
Section I: WHO: Role and Influence
WHO: At the Forefront of Combating SARS	3
Section II: China
Fighting Infectious Diseases: One Mission, Many Agents SHIPING TANG	17
SARS Anti-Populism, and Elite Lies: Temporary Disorders in China LYNN T. WHITE, III	31
Baptism by Storm: The SARS Crisis' Imprint on China's New Leadership CHRISTOPHER A. MCNALLY	69
Section III: Hong Kong
The Impact of SARS on Hong Kong Society and Culture: Some Personal Reflections LEO OU-FAN LEE	93
SARS and the HKSAR Governing Crisis MA NGOK	107
The Social Impact of SARS: Sustainable Action for the Rejuvenation of Society CECILIA L. W. CHAN	123
Catching SARS in the HKSAR: Fallout on Economy and Community YUN-WING SUNG and FANNY M. CHEUNG	147
Will SARS Result in a Financial Crisis? — Differentiating Real, Transient, and Permanent Economic Effects of a Health Crisis FRANK T. LORNE	165
Facing the Unknowns of SARS in Hong Kong KWOK-YUNG YUEN and MALIK PEIRIS	173
Section IV: Singapore
Sars, Policy-making and Lesson-drawing KHAI LEONG HO	195
SARS: A Psychological Perspective GEORGE D. BISHOP	209
Cracking the Genome of the SARS Virus LAWRENCE W. STANTON	221
The Infection Control Response to SARS in Hospitals and Institutions PAUL ANANTH TAMBYAH	243
SARS — Lessons on the Role of Social Responsibility in Containing an Epidemic PHENG-SOON LEE	273
Combating SARS with Infrared Fever Screening System (IFss) YANG HOW TAN	283
Section V: Taiwan
Epidemiology and Control of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) Outbreak in Taiwan CHIEN-JEN CHEN, YIN-CHU CHIEN and HWAI-I YANG	301
Section VI: Toronto
SARS in Canada: The Story of SARS in Canada is Essentially Toronto's Tale PAULINE CHAN	317
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