University of Hawai‘i

SARS UPDATE
(As of May 1, 2003)

Information for Faculty/Scholars and Administrators

1. University of Hawai‘i faculty/scholars and administrators are NOT permitted to travel on a UH-sponsored/affiliated program or to utilize UH funds (including UH Foundation funds, federal or state funds) to any SARS-affected areas, if the location remains on any one of the following travel alerts: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), World Health Organization (WHO), or the U.S. Department of State.
   
2. Any University of Hawai‘i employee or appointee (including faculty, scholars, staff, administrators, adjuncts) traveling to, or transiting through, countries with reported probable cases of SARS (as identified by the World Health Organization website updated daily found at: http://www.who.int/csr/sarscountry/en/, must complete a Faculty/Scholar/Administrator Acknowledgement of Risks and Release Form. The form must be filed with the University of Hawai‘i Office of International Education prior to departure.
   
   
   Information for Students
   
3. University of Hawai‘i students are NOT permitted to travel on a UH-sponsored/affiliated program or to utilize UH funds (including UH Foundation funds, federal or state funds) to any SARS-affected areas, if the location remains on any one of the following travel alerts: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), World Health Organization (WHO), or the U.S. Department of State.
   
4. Students who choose to travel to a SARS-affected areas using personal funds to attend non-UH sponsored programs, conduct research, etc… and who may wish to transfer credits back to UH to fulfill any degree-requirements must complete the Student Acknowledgement of Risks and Release Form. This form is to be filed with the University of Hawai‘i Office of International Education prior to departure.
   
5. Any University of Hawai‘i student who chooses to travel to, or transit through, countries with reported probable cases of SARS (as identified by the World Health Organization website updated daily found at: http://www.who.int/csr/sarscountry/en/, must complete a Student Acknowledgement of Risks and Release Form. This form is to be filed with the University of Hawai‘i Office of International Education prior to departure.
   
   
   Returning from International Travel
   
6. Returning travelers from SARS-affected regions who are symptom-free and have had no known contact with a SARS patient should remain vigilant for symptoms of fever, cough, and muscle aches for at least 11 days following their return. A traveler with signs of respiratory illness and/or fever within this 11 day window should immediately contact his/her physician.
   
7. Anyone returning from non-affected SARS regions appear to be at no greater risk than non-travelers at this time.