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cord-346092-fo83f99f	Fang, Li‐Qun	Geographical spread of SARS in mainland China	2009-06-05		.txt	text/plain	2763	126	50	Objectives To describe the spatiotemporal diffusion of the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) epidemic in mainland China, and to analyse the spatial pattern of SARS transmission from the Beijing epicentre to its neighbouring areas. SARS cases that got infected in Beijing but were reported in three provinces surrounding Beijing were mapped, and logistic regression using a 'case–control' design at the county level was performed to analyse the impact of travel‐related risk factors in the diffusion pattern. Results The SARS epidemic in mainland China spanned a large geographical extent but clustered in two areas: first in Guangdong Province, and about 3 months later in Beijing with its surrounding areas in Shanxi Province, Inner Mongolia Autonomic Region, Hebei Province and Tianjin. Using the tracking analysis, we identified geographic features associated with SARS outbreaks in mainland We found that 34 SARS cases became infected in Beijing and travelled to the Inner Mongolia Autonomic Region, Shanxi Province or Hebei Province after onset, and were reported by hospitals outside Beijing.	./cache/cord-346092-fo83f99f.txt	./txt/cord-346092-fo83f99f.txt