SARS death rate 55% for people over 60

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> SARS Death Rate Up

> To 55% For People Over 60

> 5-7-3 http://www.rense.com/general37/srsdeath.htm

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> LONDON (Reuters) - The death rate from SARS could be as high as 55

> percent in people over 60 years old and 13 percent in those under 60, an

> international team of scientists estimated on Wednesday.

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> Researchers and health officials in Hong Kong and Britain, who examined

> data from the first nine weeks of the outbreak of the mysterious virus

> in Hong Kong, also found the incubation period -- the time from

> infection to displaying symptoms -- averaged six days.

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> " Our best estimate for the under 60s is between seven and 13 percent

> and our best estimate for the over 60s is between 43 and 55 percent, "

> Professor Christl Donnelly of Imperial College London, who worked on the

> research, told Reuters.

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> " Although this study shows the fatality rate from SARS is higher than

> previously thought, we now know that public health interventions have

> been successfully reducing the spread of the disease, " she added.

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> The study, published online by The Lancet medical journal, is the first

> published epidemiological analysis of the spread of SARS.

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> The World Health Organisation (WHO) warned last week the SARS death

> rate was likely to rise, but these latest estimates are much higher than

> the previous 6-10 percent figures.

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> Donnelly said that in a growing epidemic, early death rates often

> underestimate the true mortality rate.

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> " We have no evidence to show that the death rate has gone up over time.

> Instead we've gained more information about it and this is using the

> most statistical robust analysis technique to date, " she explained.

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> SARS has killed hundreds of people and infected thousands since it

> broke out in southern China last November.

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> The research also showed the time from onset of symptoms to admission

> to hospital decreased from five to three days over the course of the

> outbreak.

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> " If it can be dropped further it will have an important effect on

> reducing transmission, " Donnelly said.

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> Estimated time from hospital admission to death from SARS was 36 days,

> and from admission to discharge was 23.5 days.

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> Efforts by Hong Kong officials to quickly identify and confirm cases

> and in quarantining, monitoring and encouraging people with symptoms to

> report to hospital helped slow the outbreak, the scientists added.

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