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Division Case Classification during an outbreak

United Kingdom

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Applies during an outbreak in a country/area where at least one person has been laboratory confirmed by a WHO SARS verification and reference laboratory

  1. A..

    Possible case

    Any person meeting the clinical criteria

  2. B..

    Probable case

    Any person meeting the clinical criteria with an epidemiological link to a nationally confirmed or a confirmed case

  3. C..

    Nationally confirmed case

    Any person meeting the clinical and the laboratory criteria for case confirmation where the testing has been performed at a national reference laboratory

  4. D..

    Confirmed case

    One of the following three:

    • Any person meeting the clinical and the laboratory criteria for case confirmation where the testing has been performed at a WHO SARS verification and reference laboratory

    • Any nationally confirmed case with an epidemiological link to a chain of transmission where at least one case has been independently verified by a WHO SARS Reference and Verification Laboratory

    • Any person meeting the clinical criteria and with laboratory criteria for probable case with an epidemiological link to a chain of transmission where at least one case has been independently verified by a WHO SARS Reference and Verification Laboratory