Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, March 22nd, 2005
Study 1: Researchers review severe acute respiratory syndrome in a recent issue of Nature Medicine.
"Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) was caused by a previously unrecognized animal coronavirus that exploited opportunities provided by 'wet markets' in southern China to adapt to become a virus readily transmissible between humans. Hospitals and international travel proved to be 'amplifiers' that permitted a local outbreak to achieve global dimensions. In this review we will discuss the substantial scientific progress that has been made towards...
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