Health communication during SARS

• Authors: Paul M. Arguin, Emory University; Ava W. Navin, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Stephanie F. Steele, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Leisa H. Weld, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Phyllis E Kozarsky, Emory University
• Journal Title: Emerging Infectious Disease
• Volume: Volume 10, Number 2
• Publisher: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | 2004-02-01, Pages 377-380
• Type of Work: Article | Final Publisher PDF
• Publisher DOI: http://doi.org/10.3201/eid1002.030812
• Subjects: Health Sciences, Public Health; Health Sciences, Epidemiology
• Keywords: Science & Technology; Life Sciences & Biomedicine; Immunology; Infectious Diseases

Abstract

During the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) outbreak, electronic media made it possible to disseminate prevention messages rapidly. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Travelers' Health Web site was frequently visited in the first half of 2003; more than 2.6 million visits were made to travel alerts, advisories, and other SARS-related documents.