Infectious Diseases
No SARS from parcels or post
Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, May 6th, 2003
Chronopost International air express, which is the global express parcel service of U.K.-based parcel couriers, Parceline and Interlink Express, commissioned independent medical advice to reassure its customers and employees.
Professor Francios Bricaire, head of infectious diseases at La Pitie-Salpetriere Hospital, Paris, was specifically asked about the risk of getting infected by the virus from paper or cardboard.
He said, "Fortunately this virus is much too fragile to survive more than a...
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