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 'Atypical pneumonia' kills two in China Description: 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] (abc.net.au) |
| Airlines Go On Alert Over Mystery Pneumonia Description: Flight crews are told to screen out sick passengers. [Independent Online] (iol.co.za) |
| Breakthrough in Fight Against Super-Pneumonia Description: A diagnostic test for the virus, with information and related stories and links. [New Scientist] (newscientist.com) |
| Canadian Content - Toronto and the aftermath of SARS Description: Looks at the aftermath of the Canadian SARS epidemic in 2003. (canadiancontent.net) |
| Canadian scientists identify specific virus in samples from six SARS patients Description: The finding of human metapneumovirus (a paramyxovirus) only adds to the mystery. (canada.com) |
| CBC News: Disclosure - Dead Silence Description: The Chinese government was accused of failing to disclose the outbreak of SARS, but where was the World Health Organization in all of this? (cbc.ca) |
| CBC News: SARS - The Mystery Illness Description: Background information, worldwide and Canadian disease statistics, and archived news stories from this public network. (cbc.ca) |
| China's SARS Problem, and Ours Description: How China's totalitarian government put the rest of the world at risk to the new virus. [The Daily Standard] (weeklystandard.com) |
| CNN Special Report: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Description: Latest news reports, with symptoms list, media, and links. (cnn.com) |
| Deadly Pneumonia Hurts Tourism in Hong Kong Description: 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)] (voanews.com) |
| Deadly Pneumonia Spreads Description: "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] (thestar.com) |
| Deadly Virus Infects Five People Who Toured Beijing Description: Members of a tour group have fallen ill after returning to Hong Kong. [Reuters] (asia.reuters.com) |
| Do Surgical Masks Stop SARS? Description: Analysis showing that common masks offer only limited protection, but that the perception of protection may be more important. [Slate] (slate.msn.com) |
| Doctor Alleges Beijing Cover-Up Over SARS Crisis Description: 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] (thescotsman.co.uk) |
| Executive Order on Quarantinable Diseases Description: 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. (hhs.gov) |
| Fears Mount Over Deadly Bug Description: Hong Kong establishes quarantine camps as a deadly pneumonia virus claims more victims. [BBC News] (news.bbc.co.uk) |
| Fears Spread Over Deadly Virus Description: Health officials struggle to contain the spread of a "mystery illness" reported across continents. [BBC News] (news.bbc.co.uk) |
| Health - canada.com network Description: (canada.com) |
| Killer Bug Looks Like a Virus Description: Overview of the severe acute respiratory syndrome. [Wired News] (wired.com) |
| Looking beyond SARS Description: 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. (npr.org) |
| Mysterious Illness may be New Disease Description: Reviews what is known so far about the disease. [San Francisco Chronicle] (sfgate.com) |
| Mystery Illness Continues to Spread Description: Review of SARS cases and possible causes. [MSNBC] (msnbc.com) |
| Mystery Outbreak's Global Reach Grows Description: Update on the spreading disease. [The Atlanta Journal-Constitution] (accessatlanta.com) |
| New England Journal of Medicine: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) Description: Early release of several articles dealing with the outbreak in Hong Kong and Canada. (nejm.org) |
| New germ may be cause of killer 'flumonia' Description: Overview of what is known so far. [Independent Online] (iol.co.za) |
| New suspect in super-pneumonia outbreak Description: 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] (newscientist.com) |
| New York Times: Science Special - Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Description: Archived news coverage. (Free registration required.) (nytimes.com) |
| Officials Say Fatal Asia Malady Could be a Flu or a New Virus Description: "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] (nj.com) |
| People's Daily: SARS in China and Abroad Description: 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. (english.peopledaily.com.cn) |
| Pneumonia Causes Panic in Guangdong Province Description: In the absence of official information, rumors magnified the epidemic out of proportion. [bmj.com, formerly British Medical Journal] (bmj.com) |
| Researchers May Have Pinpointed Virus Behind Mystery Ailment Description: Update on the viral research into the etiology of SARS. [Canadian Press] (canada.com) |
| SARS Affects the Health of Air Travel Description: Examines the affects that fear of the disease is having on international airlines. [About.com] (airtravel.about.com) |
| SARS News - Topix.net Description: News on SARS collected from diverse sources on the web. (topix.net) |
| SARS Reference Description: Online textbook reviewing available medical information. (sarsreference.com) |
| SARS Toll Rises to 78 Worldwide Description: The epidemic has been brought under control in China, and good hygiene will prevent further spread in Hong Kong. [Shanghai Daily] (english.eastday.com) |
| Sars Victim Who Infected 133 Will Remain in Quarantine Description: Authorities consider what to do with one of the disease's earliest victims. [The Independent Newspaper] [Fee required to read full article.] (news.independent.co.uk) |
| School closed after three students fall ill Description: 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] (thestar.com) |
| Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome - Topix.net Description: News on the disease. (rss.topix.net) |
| Status of the SARS outbreak Description: 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] (who.int) |
| Sydney Morning Herald: SARS Description: Special coverage of the outbreak, with emphasis on Australian cases and Asian travel issues. (smh.com.au) |
| Taiwan demands separate representation in WHO pneumonia outbreak Description: 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] (chinapost.com.tw) |
| The Deadly Effects of Suppressed Info Description: 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] (businessweek.com) |
| The SARS Farce Description: 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] (spiked-online.com) |
| TIME Asia: Living in a Hot Zone Description: Jim Erickson looks at the outbreak's medical and economic repercussions. (time.com) |
| Virus Causing Deadly Pneumonia Revealed Description: Indications that Acute Respiratory Syndrome is a member of the paramyxovirus family. [New Scientist] (newscientist.com) |
| washingtonpost.com: SARS Description: News coverage from the Associated Press and staff reporters, including local stories from the Washington, DC, US metropolitan area. (washingtonpost.com) |
| World Gears up for 'Killer Flu' Description: Disease information and containment efforts. [News24] (news24.com) |
| World Put on Alert for Severe Pneumonia Description: Announcement of the global alert issued by the World Health Organization. [New Scientist] (newscientist.com) |
| Yahoo! News Full Coverage: SARS Description: Hub for hundreds of news articles and stories. (story.news.yahoo.com) |
