Global Cities and the Spread of Infectious Disease: The Case of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in Toronto, Canada

1 March 2006

journal article
research article
Published by SAGE Publications in Urban Studies

Vol. 43 (3) , 491-509
https://doi.org/10.1080/00420980500452458

Abstract

The outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in Toronto and other cities in 2003 showed a heightened sensitivity of places in the global economy to ...

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