Event Category	Disaster
Event Group	Natural
Event Subgroup	Biological
Event Type	Epidemic
Place	Across Canada, largely in the Greater Toronto area
Event Start Date	March 13, 2003
Event End Date	August 31, 2003
Comments	Across Canada, 13 March to August, 2003. Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) emerged in November 2002 in Asia. It is described as a droplet-spread viral illness. The outbreak affected Toronto and the Greater Toronto Area the most. According to the Government of Ontario, there were 375 probable and suspected cases and 44 deaths.
Fatalities	44
Injured / Infected	375
Evacuated	0
Estimated Total Cost	Unknown
Federal DFAA Payments	Unknown
Provincial DFAA Payments	Unknown
Provincial Department Payments	Unknown
Municipal Costs	Unknown
OGD Costs	Unknown
Insurance Payments	Unknown
NGO Payments	Unknown
Utility - People Affected	0
Magnitude	0.0