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. 2003 Jul 10;424(6945):121-6.
doi: 10.1038/424121a.

SARS: what have we learned?

Helen Pearson, Tom Clarke, Alison Abbott, Jonathan Knight, David Cyranoski

SARS: what have we learned?

Helen Pearson et al. Nature. .

Abstract

It's less than four months since the World Health Organization issued global warnings about a mysterious and deadly form of pneumonia. Nature's reporters pose key questions about the outbreak, and assess our preparedness to deal with future viral threats.

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Pattern of an epidemic: the total number of SARS cases worldwide (above) was contained thanks to global alerts and patient quarantine; and the number of new cases (right) has now tailed off. SOURCE: WHO
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