全球SARS疫情宣布得到控制

世界卫生组织宣布将台湾从SARS本地传播地区名单中删除，标志着全球SARS疫情已得到控制1。台湾成为最后一个被从疫情地区名单中删除的地区1。自6月15日最后一例病例报告以来已过20天，相当于两个连续10天潜伏期，全球人传人传播链条已被成功打破1。

根据世卫组织的统计，本次SARS疫情共影响8439人，造成812人死亡1。疫情期间，约20%的患者为医护人员1，目前仍有近200人在医院接受治疗1。病毒曾从中国广东传播到30个国家和地区，但仅在6个地区形成深度传播1。

世卫组织总干事Gro Harlem Brundtland表示："我们今天不是宣布SARS结束，而是观察到一个里程碑：全球SARS疫情已得到控制"1。不过，世卫组织警告国际社会需要保持警惕。SARS可能是季节性疾病，有可能在今年晚些时候复发，或病毒仍可能从动物宿主传播给人类1。

The World Health Organization announced the removal of Taiwan from its list of areas with local SARS transmission, marking a critical milestone in the global containment of the epidemic 1. Taiwan became the final region to be delisted 1. The designation came after 20 days—equivalent to two consecutive 10-day incubation periods—had elapsed since the last confirmed case on June 15 1, indicating that human-to-human transmission chains have been broken globally 1.

The SARS outbreak has affected a total of 8,439 people across 30 countries and territories, resulting in 812 deaths 1. Approximately 20 percent of patients were healthcare workers, and nearly 200 individuals remained hospitalized 1. WHO Director-General Gro Harlem Brundtland stated: "We are not declaring the end of SARS today, but we are observing a milestone: the global SARS epidemic is under control" 1.

Despite the positive development, the organization cautioned that vigilance must be maintained. The WHO warned that SARS could potentially resurge later in the year if it proves to be a seasonal disease, or that the virus might transmit from animal reservoirs to humans 1.