Learning from SARS

As world health officials struggle to defeat the latest global epidemic, they should be preparing for the next one

By Mark Parascandola

When the World Health Organization (WHO) issued its first-ever Global Alert on March 12, declaring Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) to be “a worldwide health threat,” the international scientific community mobilized overnight. Within weeks, scientists had identified the coronavirus that causes the disease and mapped the [RETURN TO ARTICLE]

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    I have read a report stating that the SARs virus resembles a man made virus, I saw no reference to this in your reporting.  In these days of American Empire (read Roman) political assassination, state terrorism are the common currency of this administration more so than that of their predecessors and the trashing of China’s tourist economy is certainly well within their agenda of global domination.

    United States Posted by Clark Gomez on Jul 20, 2003 at 11:37 AM

    I have read a report stating that the SARs virus resembles a man made virus, I saw no reference to this in your reporting.  In these days of American Empire (read Roman) political assassination, state terrorism are the common currency of this administration more so than that of their predecessors and the trashing of China’s tourist economy is certainly well within their agenda of global domination.

    United States Posted by Clark Gomez on Jul 20, 2003 at 11:38 AM
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