[Judith Anne]

We certainly HOPE that's correct, Cathy. Sometimes diseases have a way of outwitting people. There is still a very low index of suspicion in the US. I know of NO intake in an ER that protects the staff initially seeing the patient.

Per loin, you are a very impressive person.

[CathyRyan]

You are right! Perloin is a true treasure. He has made outstanding contributions to these threads.

[per loin]

From UPI:

Sunnybrook Hospital, a major trauma center in Toronto, has closed its trauma unit and redirected ambulances after reporting a new cluster of about 12 possible cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome, all involving medical workers, Canadian Broadcasting Corp. reported Saturday.

CBC said there were four suspected cases of SARS at the facility and eight other cases being investigated. It's believed the medical staff were exposed to two SARS cases at the hospital.

"This is not an insurmountable setback," Sunnybrook infectious diseases specialist Dr. Andrew Simor told reporters at a news conference on Saturday. "This is a cluster that happened at a hospital setting, and my feeling is that it is generally somewhat easier to control things within the hospital setting," he said.