Table 1. Canadian SARS cases by province and territory (PHAC 2003).

Canadian Province/Territory	SARS Cases
	Suspect Cases	Probable Cases
British Columbia	46	4
Alberta	6	0
Saskatchewan	1	0
Manitoba	0	0
Ontario	134	241
Quebec	0	0
Nova Scotia	0	0
Newfoundland	0	0
New Brunswick	2	0
Prince Edward Island	4	0
Northwest Territories	0	0
Yukon Territory	0	0
Nunavut	0	0
TOTAL (Canada)	193	245

Case Definitions (WHO 2003)

Suspect case

1. A person presenting after 1 November 2002 with history of high fever (>38°C) AND cough or breathing difficulty AND one or more of the following exposures during the 10 days prior to onset of symptoms

a. close contact with a person who is a suspect or probable case of SARS

b. history of travel, to an area with recent local transmission of SARS

c. residing in an area with recent local transmission of SARS

2. A person with an unexplained acute respiratory illness resulting in death after 1 November 2002, but on whom no autopsy has been performed AND one or more of the following exposures during to 10 days prior to onset of symptoms

a. close contact with a person who is a suspect or probable case of SARS

b. history of travel, to an area with recent local transmission of SARS

c. residing in an area with recent local transmission of SARS

Probable case

1. A suspect case with radiographic evidence of infiltrates consistent with pneumonia or respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) on chest X-ray (CXR).

2. A suspect case of SARS that is positive for SARS coronavirus by one or more assays.

3. A suspect case with autopsy findings consistent with the pathology of RDS without an identifiable cause.