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News on SARS collected from diverse sources on the web.
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Pneumonia Causes Panic in Guangdong Province
In the absence of official information, rumors magnified the epidemic out of proportion. [bmj.com,
formerly British Medical Journal]
http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/326/7386/416
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New England Journal of Medicine: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
Early release of several articles dealing with the outbreak in Hong Kong and Canada.
http://nejm.org/earlyrelease/sars.asp
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SARS Affects the Health of Air Travel
Examines the affects that fear of the disease is having on international airlines. [About.com]
http://airtravel.about.com/cs/safetysecurity/a/SARS.htm
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Executive Order on Quarantinable Diseases
Statement from US HHS director that the Public Health Service has added SARS to the list of
quarantinable communicable diseases, in order to keep all options open.
http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2003pres/20030404a.html
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SARS Reference
Online textbook reviewing available medical information.
http://www.sarsreference.com/
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Looking beyond SARS
Features audio clips of the radio program series, a fact sheet and timeline on SARS, commentary,
and links to related coverage. By NPR National Public Radio.
http://www.npr.org/news/specials/sars/
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CBC News: Disclosure - Dead Silence
The Chinese government was accused of failing to disclose the outbreak of SARS, but where was the
World Health Organization in all of this?
http://www.cbc.ca/disclosure/archives/031118_sars/main.html
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Sars News Online
Newsletter and website updates to current related news.
http://www.sarsnewsonline.com/
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Health - canada.com network
http://www.canada.com/health/story.html?id=%7B7A851514-4B76-4E39-9BA7-D99869C0730C%7D
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China's SARS Problem, and Ours
How China's totalitarian government put the rest of the world at risk to the new virus. [The Daily
Standard]
http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/002/504jlpnl.asp
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Doctor Alleges Beijing Cover-Up Over SARS Crisis
A senior Chinese physician accused his government yesterday of covering up details of the spread of
the SARS virus in Beijing, raising fears that the crisis may be worse than previously thought. [The
Scotsman]
http://www.thescotsman.co.uk/international.cfm?id=417512003
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TIME Asia: Living in a Hot Zone
Jim Erickson looks at the outbreak's medical and economic repercussions.
http://www.time.com/time/asia/covers/501030407/
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Sars Victim Who Infected 133 Will Remain in Quarantine
Authorities consider what to do with one of the disease's earliest victims. [The Independent
Newspaper] [Fee required to read full article.]
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/science_medical/story.jsp?story=396027
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Status of the SARS outbreak
Overview of events since recognition of this outbreak as major global concern. Explains why this is
more serious than outbreaks of other new infectious diseases in the last years. [WHO]
http://www.who.int/csr/sarsarchive/2003_04_11/en/print.html
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Yahoo! News Full Coverage: SARS
Hub for hundreds of news articles and stories.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/fc?cid=34&tmpl=fc&in=Health&cat=Severe_Acute_Respirator....
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People's Daily: SARS in China and Abroad
Archived news coverage, including interviews with cured patients, details of cooperation with the
WHO, and discussion of the measures that have prevented the spread of the disease.
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/zhuanti/Zhuanti_335.shtml
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ABCNEWS.com : Full SARS Coverage
Current and archived news stories from the network and the Reuters wire service.
http://www.abcnews.go.com/sections/living/DailyNews/SARS_archive.html
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Do Surgical Masks Stop SARS?
Analysis showing that common masks offer only limited protection, but that the perception of
protection may be more important. [Slate]
http://slate.msn.com/id/2081235/
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The SARS Farce
Opinion that the small number of cases in Hong Kong's massive population does not justify the
widespread panic and disruption that fear of the virus is causing. [spiked]
http://www.spiked-online.com/Articles/00000006DD25.htm
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Airlines Go On Alert Over Mystery Pneumonia
Flight crews are told to screen out sick passengers. [Independent Online]
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?art_id=qw1047902040396B224
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Worry Outpaces Spread of SARS in Area
"It is a disease without cure, although most people with SARS have been treated with aspirin,
fluids, and bed rest and have recovered." [Boston Globe]
http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/093/metro/Worry_outpaces_spread_of_SARS_in_area+.shtml
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SARS Toll Rises to 78 Worldwide
The epidemic has been brought under control in China, and good hygiene will prevent further spread
in Hong Kong. [Shanghai Daily]
http://english.eastday.com/epublish/gb/paper1/862/class000100022/hwz125669.htm
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New York Times: Science Special - Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
Archived news coverage. (Free registration required.)
http://www.nytimes.com/indexes/2003/04/02/science/sciencespecial/index.html
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World Put on Alert for Severe Pneumonia
Announcement of the global alert issued by the World Health Organization. [New Scientist]
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993496
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Officials Say Fatal Asia Malady Could be a Flu or a New Virus
"A deadly, mysterious respiratory illness spread largely among health care workers in Asia
could be a new strain of flu or even an exotic virus passed from animals to people, a health
official said yesterday." [The Star-Ledger]
http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/index.ssf?/base/news-7/1047885174259500.xml
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Killer Bug Looks Like a Virus
Overview of the severe acute respiratory syndrome. [Wired News]
http://www.wired.com/news/medtech/0,1286,58083,00.html
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Fears Spread Over Deadly Virus
Health officials struggle to contain the spread of a "mystery illness" reported across
continents. [BBC News]
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/2858439.stm
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World Gears up for 'Killer Flu'
Disease information and containment efforts. [News24]
http://www.news24.com/News24/World/News/0,6119,2-10-1462_1334750,00.html
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Researchers May Have Pinpointed Virus Behind Mystery Ailment
Update on the viral research into the etiology of SARS. [Canadian Press]
http://www.canada.com/health/story.html?id=B0B6FDDB-959B-472B-A8F0-51285FCD47FC
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Mystery Outbreak's Global Reach Grows
Update on the spreading disease. [The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]
http://www.accessatlanta.com/ajc/news/0303/18pneumonia.html
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Mystery Illness Continues to Spread
Review of SARS cases and possible causes. [MSNBC]
http://www.msnbc.com/news/885653.asp
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Mysterious Illness may be New Disease
Reviews what is known so far about the disease. [San Francisco Chronicle]
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2003/03/18/MN253862.DTL
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Deadly Pneumonia Spreads
"A deadly form of pneumonia is moving rapidly around the world as travellers from parts of
Asia spread the disease, creating new suspected cases in Britain, Germany, Australia and the United
States." [The Toronto Star]
http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Arti....
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Virus Causing Deadly Pneumonia Revealed
Indications that Acute Respiratory Syndrome is a member of the paramyxovirus family. [New
Scientist]
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993517
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New germ may be cause of killer 'flumonia'
Overview of what is known so far. [Independent Online]
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?click_id=117&art_id=vn20030319052850628C796631&set_id=1
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4 more die in mystery illnesses in Asia
Overview of the spread of the disease, and reassurances by Hong Kong officials that it is not
spread by casual contact. [International Herald Tribune]
http://www.iht.com/articles/90300.htm
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'Atypical pneumonia' kills two in China
A husband and wife have died in a Beijing hospital, but it is unknown whether these cases are
related to the South China SARS outbreak. [Radio Australia News]
http://www.abc.net.au/ra/newstories/RANewsStories_810968.htm
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Taiwan demands separate representation in WHO pneumonia outbreak
Because China blocks international agencies from recognizing Taiwan, the World Health Organization
has never been able to help the island cope with epidemics. [China Post]
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/detail.asp?ID=35992&GRP=B
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The Deadly Effects of Suppressed Info
The new, sometimes fatal, pneumonia-like disease got a head start in China because the country
lacks a free press to dig out the truth. [BusinessWeek Online]
http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/mar2003/nf20030321_3515_db065.htm
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Canadian scientists identify specific virus in samples from six SARS patients
The finding of human metapneumovirus (a paramyxovirus) only adds to the mystery.
http://www.canada.com/health/story.html?id=CD717565-9871-40E4-884E-7CA70E6A6243
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Breakthrough in Fight Against Super-Pneumonia
A diagnostic test for the virus, with information and related stories and links. [New Scientist]
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993536
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Singapore Imposes Quarantine to Stop SARS Spreading
740 people who may have had contact with patients are ordered to remain at home. [ABC News
(Australian Broadcasting Corporation)]
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s815997.htm
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New suspect in super-pneumonia outbreak
Several labs have found a coronavirus in SARS patients. One possibility is that the disease might
be caused by both that and the previously isolated paramyxovirus acting in tandem. [New Scientist]
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993542
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Deadly Virus Infects Five People Who Toured Beijing
Members of a tour group have fallen ill after returning to Hong Kong. [Reuters]
http://asia.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=scienceNews&storyID=2440996
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School closed after three students fall ill
A Scarborough elementary school has been closed for the rest of the week after three kindergarten
students came down with fevers. Officials stress that the fevers are not known to be SARS. [The
Toronto Star]
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Deadly Pneumonia Hurts Tourism in Hong Kong
Slower business at hotels and restaurants is a bad sign for a city already struggling to climb out
of a recession. [Voice of America (VOA)]
http://www.voanews.com/article.cfm?objectID=A0292C81-12A6-4D52-8423812501002016
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Fears Mount Over Deadly Bug
Hong Kong establishes quarantine camps as a deadly pneumonia virus claims more victims. [BBC News]
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/2905391.stm
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washingtonpost.com: SARS
News coverage from the Associated Press and staff reporters, including local stories from the
Washington, DC, US metropolitan area.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/health/conditioncenter/sars/
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Sydney Morning Herald: SARS
Special coverage of the outbreak, with emphasis on Australian cases and Asian travel issues.
http://www.smh.com.au/specials/sars/
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CNN Special Report: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
Latest news reports, with symptoms list, media, and links.
http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2003/sars/index.html
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CBC News: SARS - The Mystery Illness
Background information, worldwide and Canadian disease statistics, and archived news stories from
this public network.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/indepth/background/sars.html
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