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Status of the SARS outbreak 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] (News and Media) http://www.who.int/csr/sarsarchive/2003_04_11/en/print.html TIME Asia: Living in a Hot Zone TIME Asia: Living in a Hot Zone: Jim Erickson looks at the outbreak's medical and economic repercussions. (News and Media) http://www.time.com/time/asia/covers/501030407/ Health - canada.com network Health - canada.com network: (News and Media) http://www.canada.com/health/story.html?id=%7B7A851514-4B76-4E39-9BA7-D99869C0730C%7D The Deadly Effects of Suppressed Info 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] (News and Media) http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/mar2003/nf20030321_3515_db065.htm Taiwan demands separate representation in WHO pneumonia outbreak 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] (News and Media) http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/detail.asp?ID=35992&GRP=B Yahoo! News Full Coverage: SARS Yahoo! News Full Coverage: SARS: Hub for hundreds of news articles and stories. (News and Media) http://story.news.yahoo.com/fc?cid=34&tmpl=fc&in=Health&cat=Severe_Acute_Respiratory_Syndrome Deadly Virus Infects Five People Who Toured Beijing Deadly Virus Infects Five People Who Toured Beijing: Members of a tour group have fallen ill after returning to Hong Kong. [Reuters] (News and Media) http://asia.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=scienceNews&storyID=2440996 SARS Affects the Health of Air Travel SARS Affects the Health of Air Travel: Examines the affects that fear of the disease is having on international airlines. [About.com] (News and Media) http://airtravel.about.com/cs/safetysecurity/a/SARS.htm Sars Victim Who Infected 133 Will Remain in Quarantine 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.] (News and Media) http://news.independent.co.uk/world/science_medical/story.jsp?story=396027 Fears Mount Over Deadly Bug Fears Mount Over Deadly Bug: Hong Kong establishes quarantine camps as a deadly pneumonia virus claims more victims. [BBC News] (News and Media) http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/2905391.stm washingtonpost.com: SARS washingtonpost.com: SARS: News coverage from the Associated Press and staff reporters, including local stories from the Washington, DC, US metropolitan area. (News and Media) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/health/conditioncenter/sars/ Looking beyond SARS 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. (News and Media) http://www.npr.org/news/specials/sars/ Do Surgical Masks Stop SARS? 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] (News and Media) http://slate.msn.com/id/2081235/ New suspect in super-pneumonia outbreak 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] (News and Media) http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993542 Doctor Alleges Beijing Cover-Up Over SARS Crisis 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] (News and Media) http://www.thescotsman.co.uk/international.cfm?id=417512003 Airlines Go On Alert Over Mystery Pneumonia Airlines Go On Alert Over Mystery Pneumonia: Flight crews are told to screen out sick passengers. [Independent Online] (News and Media) http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?art_id=qw1047902040396B224 Canadian scientists identify specific virus in samples from six SARS patients Canadian scientists identify specific virus in samples from six SARS patients: The finding of human metapneumovirus (a paramyxovirus) only adds to the mystery. (News and Media) http://www.canada.com/health/story.html?id=CD717565-9871-40E4-884E-7CA70E6A6243 Virus Causing Deadly Pneumonia Revealed Virus Causing Deadly Pneumonia Revealed: Indications that Acute Respiratory Syndrome is a member of the paramyxovirus family. [New Scientist] (News and Media) http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993517 Officials Say Fatal Asia Malady Could be a Flu or a New Virus 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] (News and Media) http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/index.ssf?/base/news-7/1047885174259500.xml New germ may be cause of killer 'flumonia' New germ may be cause of killer 'flumonia': Overview of what is known so far. [Independent Online] (News and Media) http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?click_id=117&art_id=vn20030319052850628C796631&set_id=1 School closed after three students fall ill 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] (News and Media) http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1035779893373&call_pageid=968332188492&col=968793972154 Mystery Illness Continues to Spread Mystery Illness Continues to Spread: Review of SARS cases and possible causes. [MSNBC] (News and Media) http://www.msnbc.com/news/885653.asp Fears Spread Over Deadly Virus Fears Spread Over Deadly Virus: Health officials struggle to contain the spread of a "mystery illness" reported across continents. [BBC News] (News and Media) http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/2858439.stm Pneumonia Causes Panic in Guangdong Province 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] (News and Media) http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/326/7386/416 Breakthrough in Fight Against Super-Pneumonia Breakthrough in Fight Against Super-Pneumonia: A diagnostic test for the virus, with information and related stories and links. [New Scientist] (News and Media) http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993536 ABCNEWS.com : Full SARS Coverage ABCNEWS.com : Full SARS Coverage: Current and archived news stories from the network and the Reuters wire service. (News and Media) http://www.abcnews.go.com/sections/living/DailyNews/SARS_archive.html The SARS Farce 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] (News and Media) http://www.spiked-online.com/Articles/00000006DD25.htm CBC News: Disclosure - Dead Silence 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? (News and Media) http://www.cbc.ca/disclosure/archives/031118_sars/main.html China's SARS Problem, and Ours 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] (News and Media) http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/002/504jlpnl.asp 'Atypical pneumonia' kills two in China '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] (News and Media) http://www.abc.net.au/ra/newstories/RANewsStories_810968.htm Sydney Morning Herald: SARS Sydney Morning Herald: SARS: Special coverage of the outbreak, with emphasis on Australian cases and Asian travel issues. (News and Media) http://www.smh.com.au/specials/sars/ Mystery Outbreak's Global Reach Grows Mystery Outbreak's Global Reach Grows: Update on the spreading disease. [The Atlanta Journal-Constitution] (News and Media) http://www.accessatlanta.com/ajc/news/0303/18pneumonia.html World Gears up for 'Killer Flu' World Gears up for 'Killer Flu': Disease information and containment efforts. [News24] (News and Media) http://www.news24.com/News24/World/News/0,6119,2-10-1462_1334750,00.html 4 more die in mystery illnesses in Asia 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] (News and Media) http://www.iht.com/articles/90300.htm SARS Toll Rises to 78 Worldwide 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] (News and Media) http://english.eastday.com/epublish/gb/paper1/862/class000100022/hwz125669.htm People's Daily: SARS in China and Abroad 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. (News and Media) http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/zhuanti/Zhuanti_335.shtml CBC News: SARS - The Mystery Illness CBC News: SARS - The Mystery Illness: Background information, worldwide and Canadian disease statistics, and archived news stories from this public network. (News and Media) http://www.cbc.ca/news/indepth/background/sars.html Killer Bug Looks Like a Virus Killer Bug Looks Like a Virus: Overview of the severe acute respiratory syndrome. [Wired News] (News and Media) http://www.wired.com/news/medtech/0,1286,58083,00.html Executive Order on Quarantinable Diseases 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. (News and Media) http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2003pres/20030404a.html New England Journal of Medicine: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) New England Journal of Medicine: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS): Early release of several articles dealing with the outbreak in Hong Kong and Canada. (News and Media) http://nejm.org/earlyrelease/sars.asp World Put on Alert for Severe Pneumonia World Put on Alert for Severe Pneumonia: Announcement of the global alert issued by the World Health Organization. [New Scientist] (News and Media) http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993496 Deadly Pneumonia Spreads 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] (News and Media) http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1035779423194&call_pageid=968867505381&col=969048872038 Deadly Pneumonia Hurts Tourism in Hong Kong 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)] (News and Media) http://www.voanews.com/article.cfm?objectID=A0292C81-12A6-4D52-8423812501002016 SARS Reference SARS Reference: Online textbook reviewing available medical information. (News and Media) http://www.sarsreference.com/ SARS News - Topix.net SARS News - Topix.net: News on SARS collected from diverse sources on the web. (News and Media) http://www.topix.net/health/sars New York Times: Science Special - Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome New York Times: Science Special - Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome: Archived news coverage. (Free registration required.) (News and Media) http://www.nytimes.com/indexes/2003/04/02/science/sciencespecial/index.html CNN Special Report: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome CNN Special Report: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome: Latest news reports, with symptoms list, media, and links. (News and Media) http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2003/sars/index.html Mysterious Illness may be New Disease Mysterious Illness may be New Disease: Reviews what is known so far about the disease. [San Francisco Chronicle] (News and Media) http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2003/03/18/MN253862.DTL Researchers May Have Pinpointed Virus Behind Mystery Ailment Researchers May Have Pinpointed Virus Behind Mystery Ailment: Update on the viral research into the etiology of SARS. [Canadian Press] (News and Media) http://www.canada.com/health/story.html?id=B0B6FDDB-959B-472B-A8F0-51285FCD47FC