New York Times: "Thousands of people ransacked a school after word spread that the building would be turned into a ward for the sickened with SARS."
11:27:38 PM    comment []  

New York Times: "The World Health Organization said that SARS infections appeared to be dwindling in Singapore, Canada and Hong Kong. "
11:26:01 PM    comment []  

Science Daily: "In the last few months, severe acute respiratory syndrome has infected thousands in Asia, traveled to various parts of the world and gained international attention. Sanjay Kapil, a Kansas State University associate professor of diagnostic medicine pathobiology, says human interference with domestic and wild animals could be a factor in the development of the disease."
11:53:06 AM    comment []  

Wired: "Scientists trying to defeat severe acute respiratory syndrome are testing various treatments developed for other viral diseases like AIDS in the hope that existing drugs might help combat the growing epidemic."

The approaches include antisense drugs, antibodies and vaccines.

-Tim
10:49:21 AM    comment []  

BBC News: "Exaggerated fears of Sars are having an innecessarily damaging economic impact, says the World Health Organization. The pneumonia-like disease is hitting tourism and trade "due in part to a discrepancy between the real and the perceived threat," says WHO head of communicable diseases Dr David Heymann."
10:35:01 AM    comment []  

Reuters: "Roche Holding AG hopes to launch a diagnostic test for the virus that causes Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome by the end of July, the Swiss healthcare group said on Monday."
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