Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
No drugs effective against mystery illness, U.S. health officials say
Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, April 27th, 2003
They also expanded their travel advisory, suggesting that anyone planning nonessential travel to mainland China, Hong Kong, Singapore or Hanoi, Vietnam, "may wish to postpone their trips until further notice."
"The global epidemic continues to expand," said Dr. Julie Gerberding, head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "We recognize this as an epidemic that is evolving."
The majority of the cases have been in Asia, where the...
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