News and Media

Canadian Content - Toronto and the aftermath of SARS - Looks at the aftermath of the Canadian SARS epidemic in 2003.
http://www.canadiancontent.net/commtr/itemid164.html

The Deadly Effects of Suppressed Info - The new, sometimes fatal, pneumonia-like disease got a head start in China because the country lacks a free press to dig out the truth. [BusinessWeek Online] <small>(March 21, 2003)</small>
http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/mar2003/nf20030321_3515_db065.htm

Sydney Morning Herald: SARS - Special coverage of the outbreak, with emphasis on Australian cases and Asian travel issues.
http://www.smh.com.au/specials/sars/

Taiwan demands separate representation in WHO pneumonia outbreak - Because China blocks international agencies from recognizing Taiwan, the World Health Organization has never been able to help the island cope with epidemics. [China Post] <small>(March 20, 2003)</small>
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/detail.asp?ID=35992&GRP=B

Killer Bug Looks Like a Virus - Overview of the severe acute respiratory syndrome. [Wired News] <small>(March 17, 2003)</small>
http://www.wired.com/news/medtech/0,1286,58083,00.html

SARS Toll Rises to 78 Worldwide - The epidemic has been brought under control in China, and good hygiene will prevent further spread in Hong Kong. [Shanghai Daily] <small>(April 3, 2003)</small>
http://english.eastday.com/epublish/gb/paper1/862/class000100022/hwz125669.htm

World Put on Alert for Severe Pneumonia - Announcement of the global alert issued by the World Health Organization. [New Scientist] <small>(March 12, 2003)</small>
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993496

Pneumonia Causes Panic in Guangdong Province - In the absence of official information, rumors magnified the epidemic out of proportion. [bmj.com, formerly British Medical Journal] <small>(February 22, 2003)</small>
http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/326/7386/416

Mysterious Illness may be New Disease - Reviews what is known so far about the disease. [San Francisco Chronicle] <small>(March 18, 2003)</small>
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2003/03/18/MN253862.DTL

SARS Reference - Online textbook reviewing available medical information. <small>(July 14, 2003)</small>
http://www.sarsreference.com/

CNN Special Report: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome - Latest news reports, with symptoms list, media, and links.
http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2003/sars/index.html

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome - Topix - News on the disease. [RSS]
http://www.topix.com/rss/health/sars.xml

New germ may be cause of killer 'flumonia' - Overview of what is known so far. [Independent Online] <small>(March 19, 2003)</small>
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?click_id=117&art_id=vn20030319052850628C796631&set_id=1

Washingtonpost.com: SARS - News coverage from the Associated Press and staff reporters, including local stories from the Washington, DC, US metropolitan area.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/health/conditioncenter/sars/

SARS News - Topix - News on SARS collected from diverse sources on the web.
http://www.topix.com/health/sars

Health - canada.com network - Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome</a> - Archived news coverage. (Free registration required.)
http://www.canada.com/health/story.html?id=%7B7A851514-4B76-4E39-9BA7-D99869C0730C%7D

The SARS Farce - Opinion that the small number of cases in Hong Kong's massive population does not justify the widespread panic and disruption that fear of the virus is causing. [spiked] <small>(April 3, 2003)</small>
http://www.spiked-online.com/Articles/00000006DD25.htm

Looking beyond SARS - Features audio clips of the radio program series, a fact sheet and timeline on SARS, commentary, and links to related coverage. By NPR National Public Radio. <small>(September 23, 2003)</small>
http://www.npr.org/news/specials/sars/

SARS Affects the Health of Air Travel - Examines the affects that fear of the disease is having on international airlines. [About.com] <small>(April, 2003)</small>
http://airtravel.about.com/cs/safetysecurity/a/SARS.htm

Officials Say Fatal Asia Malady Could be a Flu or a New Virus - "A deadly, mysterious respiratory illness spread largely among health care workers in Asia could be a new strain of flu or even an exotic virus passed from animals to people, a health official said yesterday." [The Star-Ledger] <small>(March 17, 2003)</small>
http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/index.ssf?/base/news-7/1047885174259500.xml

Yahoo! News Full Coverage: SARS - Hub for hundreds of news articles and stories.
http://news.yahoo.com/fc/Health/Severe_Acute_Respiratory_Syndrome

Status of the SARS outbreak - Overview of events since recognition of this outbreak as major global concern. Explains why this is more serious than outbreaks of other new infectious diseases in the last years. [WHO] <small>(April 11, 2003)</small>
http://www.who.int/csr/sarsarchive/2003_04_11/en/print.html

Virus Causing Deadly Pneumonia Revealed - Indications that Acute Respiratory Syndrome is a member of the paramyxovirus family. [New Scientist] <small>(March 19, 2003)</small>
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993517

World Gears up for 'Killer Flu' - Disease information and containment efforts. [News24] <small>(March 18, 2003)</small>
http://www.news24.com/News24/World/News/0,6119,2-10-1462_1334750,00.html

New England Journal of Medicine: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) - Early release of several articles dealing with the outbreak in Hong Kong and Canada. <small>(March 31, 2003)</small>
http://nejm.org/earlyrelease/sars.asp

Canadian scientists identify specific virus in samples from six SARS patients - The finding of human metapneumovirus (a paramyxovirus) only adds to the mystery. <small>(March 21, 2003)</small>
http://www.canada.com/health/story.html?id=CD717565-9871-40E4-884E-7CA70E6A6243

Fears Spread Over Deadly Virus - Health officials struggle to contain the spread of a "mystery illness" reported across continents. [BBC News] <small>(March 17, 2003)</small>
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/2858439.stm

Airlines Go On Alert Over Mystery Pneumonia - Flight crews are told to screen out sick passengers. [Independent Online] <small>(March 17, 2003)</small>
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?art_id=qw1047902040396B224

New suspect in super-pneumonia outbreak - Several labs have found a coronavirus in SARS patients. One possibility is that the disease might be caused by both that and the previously isolated paramyxovirus acting in tandem. [New Scientist] <small>(March 25, 2003)</small>
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993542

TIME Asia: Living in a Hot Zone - Jim Erickson looks at the outbreak's medical and economic repercussions.
http://www.time.com/time/asia/covers/501030407/

People's Daily: SARS in China and Abroad - Archived news coverage, including interviews with cured patients, details of cooperation with the WHO, and discussion of the measures that have prevented the spread of the disease.
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/zhuanti/Zhuanti_335.shtml

Executive Order on Quarantinable Diseases - Statement from US HHS director that the Public Health Service has added SARS to the list of quarantinable communicable diseases, in order to keep all options open. <small>(April 4, 2003)</small>
http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2003pres/20030404a.html

Breakthrough in Fight Against Super-Pneumonia - A diagnostic test for the virus, with information and related stories and links. [New Scientist] <small>(March 24, 2003)</small>
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993536

Do Surgical Masks Stop SARS? - Analysis showing that common masks offer only limited protection, but that the perception of protection may be more important. [Slate] <small>(April 7, 2003)</small>
http://slate.com/id/2081235/

Fears Mount Over Deadly Bug - Hong Kong establishes quarantine camps as a deadly pneumonia virus claims more victims. [BBC News] <small>(April 1, 2003)</small>
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/2905391.stm

Researchers May Have Pinpointed Virus Behind Mystery Ailment - Update on the viral research into the etiology of SARS. [Canadian Press] <small>(March 18, 2003)</small>
http://www.canada.com/health/story.html?id=B0B6FDDB-959B-472B-A8F0-51285FCD47FC

China's SARS Problem, and Ours - How China's totalitarian government put the rest of the world at risk to the new virus. [The Daily Standard]
http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/002/504jlpnl.asp

Doctor Alleges Beijing Cover-Up Over SARS Crisis - A senior Chinese physician accused his government yesterday of covering up details of the spread of the SARS virus in Beijing, raising fears that the crisis may be worse than previously thought. [The Scotsman] <small>(April 10, 2003)</small>
http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/world/Doctor-alleges-Beijing-coverup-over.2417862.jp