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• Chinese authorities confirm SARS infection in previously reported cases
• Health Protection Agency Annual Conference 2004
  

Chinese authorities confirm SARS infection in previously reported cases

The Chinese authorities have confirmed a diagnosis of SARS in five cases previously reported.  A further four patients remain under investigation.  Further information on can be found at:
<http://www.who.int/csr/don/2004_04_30/en/>.

Investigation of the source of the outbreak continues to focus on lapses in biosafety procedures at the National Institute of Virology in Beijing.  Further information is available at
<http://www.who.int/csr/don/2004_05_05/en/>.

The HPA is continuing to monitor the situation, however, the threat to the United Kingdom remains low at this time and no travel restrictions to China or surrounding countries have been imposed by the Department of Health, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, or the World Health Organization. 

Current information is available on the HPA website at
<http://www.hpa.org.uk/infections/topics_az/SARS/menu.htm>.

Health Protection Agency Annual Conference 2004

Online booking is now open for the Health Protection Agency Annual Conference 2004, taking place at Warwick University between 13 and 15 September.  The conference website - <3http://www.hpaconference.org.uk> - has full details of how to register online as well as information about the programme.  Melanie Johnson, Minister for Public Health, will give a keynote address and invited speakers will address sessions on the main themes for the conference: children's health, international health, and risk communication.

The conference will be an important showcase for the presentation of high quality new research from the Health Protection Agency and partner organisations - over 400 abstracts have been submitted in a wide range of categories including emergency response, environmental, healthcare associated illness, medical treatment and control, and quality management and surveillance. The complete programme of parallel sessions will be available on the website in June.