Tactic and its effect on prevention and treatment of SARS in Shenzhen city

  Objective   To summarize the effect and the experiences during preventing and treating SARS in Shenzhen city by analyzing the SARS epidemic situation, the emergent tactic and its effect on SARS prevention and treatment.

  Methods   The methods of epidemiology and social medicine were applied to collect, sort and analyze the information about SARS epidemic situation, emergency measures and results.

  Results   Both incidence rate(0.76/100 000)and mortality rate(1.8%) were lower, meanwhile the cure rate(86.9%)was high and no medical staff were infected.The experiences such as judging scientifically, making decision decidedly, screening effective preventive measures, medical staffs taking preventive drugs, health promotion and citizen's physical exercise etc, were the guarantee to acquire the victory against SARS.

  Conclusion   The effect of controlling SARS was remarkable in Shenzhen, and these measures provided valuable experiences in SARS prevention and treatment for the other cities in the future.