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CBC News: SARS - The Mystery Illness Open in a new browser window  
   Background information, worldwide and Canadian disease statistics, and archived news stories from this public network.
   http://www.cbc.ca/news/indepth/background/sars.html
CNN Special Report: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Open in a new browser window  
   Latest news reports, with symptoms list, media, and links.
   http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2003/sars/index.html
Sydney Morning Herald: SARS Open in a new browser window  
   Special coverage of the outbreak, with emphasis on Australian cases and Asian travel issues.
   http://www.smh.com.au/specials/sars/
washingtonpost.com: SARS Open in a new browser window  
   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/
Fears Mount Over Deadly Bug Open in a new browser window  
   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
Deadly Pneumonia Hurts Tourism in Hong Kong Open in a new browser window  
   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
School closed after three students fall ill Open in a new browser window  
   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]
   http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1035779893373&call_pageid=968332188492&col=968793972154
Deadly Virus Infects Five People Who Toured Beijing Open in a new browser window  
   Members of a tour group have fallen ill after returning to Hong Kong. [Reuters]
   http://asia.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=scienceNews&storyID=2440996
New suspect in super-pneumonia outbreak Open in a new browser window  
   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
Breakthrough in Fight Against Super-Pneumonia Open in a new browser window  
   A diagnostic test for the virus, with information and related stories and links. [New Scientist]
   http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993536
Canadian scientists identify specific virus in samples from six SARS patients Open in a new browser window  
   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
The Deadly Effects of Suppressed Info Open in a new browser window  
   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
Taiwan demands separate representation in WHO pneumonia outbreak Open in a new browser window  
   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
'Atypical pneumonia' kills two in China Open in a new browser window  
   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
New germ may be cause of killer 'flumonia' Open in a new browser window  
   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
Virus Causing Deadly Pneumonia Revealed Open in a new browser window  
   Indications that Acute Respiratory Syndrome is a member of the paramyxovirus family. [New Scientist]
   http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993517
Deadly Pneumonia Spreads Open in a new browser window  
   "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=Article&cid=1035779423194&call_pageid=968867505381&col=969048872038
Mysterious Illness may be New Disease Open in a new browser window  
   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
Mystery Illness Continues to Spread Open in a new browser window  
   Review of SARS cases and possible causes. [MSNBC]
   http://www.msnbc.com/news/885653.asp
Mystery Outbreak's Global Reach Grows Open in a new browser window  
   Update on the spreading disease. [The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]
   http://www.accessatlanta.com/ajc/news/0303/18pneumonia.html
Researchers May Have Pinpointed Virus Behind Mystery Ailment Open in a new browser window  
   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
World Gears up for 'Killer Flu' Open in a new browser window  
   Disease information and containment efforts. [News24]
   http://www.news24.com/News24/World/News/0,6119,2-10-1462_1334750,00.html
Fears Spread Over Deadly Virus Open in a new browser window  
   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
Killer Bug Looks Like a Virus Open in a new browser window  
   Overview of the severe acute respiratory syndrome. [Wired News]
   http://www.wired.com/news/medtech/0,1286,58083,00.html
Officials Say Fatal Asia Malady Could be a Flu or a New Virus Open in a new browser window  
   "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
World Put on Alert for Severe Pneumonia Open in a new browser window  
   Announcement of the global alert issued by the World Health Organization. [New Scientist]
   http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993496
New York Times: Science Special - Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Open in a new browser window  
   Archived news coverage. (Free registration required.)
   http://www.nytimes.com/indexes/2003/04/02/science/sciencespecial/index.html
SARS Toll Rises to 78 Worldwide Open in a new browser window  
   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
Airlines Go On Alert Over Mystery Pneumonia Open in a new browser window  
   Flight crews are told to screen out sick passengers. [Independent Online]
   http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?art_id=qw1047902040396B224
The SARS Farce Open in a new browser window  
   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
Do Surgical Masks Stop SARS? Open in a new browser window  
   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/
People's Daily: SARS in China and Abroad Open in a new browser window  
   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
Yahoo! News Full Coverage: SARS Open in a new browser window  
   Hub for hundreds of news articles and stories.
   http://story.news.yahoo.com/fc?cid=34&tmpl=fc&in=Health&cat=Severe_Acute_Respiratory_Syndrome
Status of the SARS outbreak Open in a new browser window  
   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
Sars Victim Who Infected 133 Will Remain in Quarantine Open in a new browser window  
   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
TIME Asia: Living in a Hot Zone Open in a new browser window  
   Jim Erickson looks at the outbreak's medical and economic repercussions.
   http://www.time.com/time/asia/covers/501030407/
Doctor Alleges Beijing Cover-Up Over SARS Crisis Open in a new browser window  
   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
China's SARS Problem, and Ours Open in a new browser window  
   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
Health - canada.com network Open in a new browser window  
   
   http://www.canada.com/health/story.html?id=%7B7A851514-4B76-4E39-9BA7-D99869C0730C%7D
CBC News: Disclosure - Dead Silence Open in a new browser window  
   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
Looking beyond SARS Open in a new browser window  
   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/
SARS Reference Open in a new browser window  
   Online textbook reviewing available medical information.
   http://www.sarsreference.com/
Executive Order on Quarantinable Diseases Open in a new browser window  
   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
SARS Affects the Health of Air Travel Open in a new browser window  
   Examines the affects that fear of the disease is having on international airlines. [About.com]
   http://airtravel.about.com/cs/safetysecurity/a/SARS.htm
New England Journal of Medicine: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) Open in a new browser window  
   Early release of several articles dealing with the outbreak in Hong Kong and Canada.
   http://nejm.org/earlyrelease/sars.asp
Pneumonia Causes Panic in Guangdong Province Open in a new browser window  
   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
SARS News - Topix.net Open in a new browser window  
   News on SARS collected from diverse sources on the web.
   http://www.topix.net/health/sars
Canadian Content - Toronto and the aftermath of SARS Open in a new browser window  
   Looks at the aftermath of the Canadian SARS epidemic in 2003.
   http://www.canadiancontent.net/commtr/itemid164.html

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