News and Media
Airlines Go On Alert Over Mystery Pneumonia
Flight crews are told to screen out sick passengers. [Independent Online]
Breakthrough in Fight Against Super-Pneumonia
A diagnostic test for the virus, with information and related stories and links. [New Scientist]
Canadian Content - Toronto and the aftermath of SARS
Looks at the aftermath of the Canadian SARS epidemic in 2003.
Canadian scientists identify specific virus in samples from six SARS patients
The finding of human metapneumovirus (a paramyxovirus) only adds to the mystery.
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?
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]
CNN Special Report: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
Latest news reports, with symptoms list, media, and links.
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)]
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…
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]
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 previ…
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.
Fears Mount Over Deadly Bug
Hong Kong establishes quarantine camps as a deadly pneumonia virus claims more victims. [BBC News]
Fears Spread Over Deadly Virus
Health officials struggle to contain the spread of a "mystery illness" reported across continents. [BBC News]
Health - canada.com network
How China\'s totalitarian government put the rest of the world at risk to the new virus. [The Daily Standard]
Killer Bug Looks Like a Virus
Overview of the severe acute respiratory syndrome. [Wired News]
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.
Mysterious Illness may be New Disease
Reviews what is known so far about the disease. [San Francisco Chronicle]
New England Journal of Medicine: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
Early release of several articles dealing with the outbreak in Hong Kong and Canada.
New germ may be cause of killer 'flumonia'
Overview of what is known so far. [Independent Online]
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