| Home > Resources > Leadership > Executive Summary > Case Studies Case Study 2003, SARS Victims Shunned Globally The uncertainties presented by the new disease, SARS, have had lasting impacts on recovered patients. They, their families and neighbors, doctors and nurses, formerly quarantined contacts, and residents of affected cities have been shunned globally. Of Hong Kong residents polled in July 2003, 51.3% expressed fear of former SARS patients. In a survey conducted in March 2003, nearly a year after SARS struck, 20% of respondents reported that they avoid contact with recovered SARS patients.
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One year after outbreak, SARS stigma lingers in Hong Kong, survey says. The Canadian Press. March 22, 2004. Accessed 3/22/04 at www.canada.com |
