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 | SARS - the struggle continues |
 First case of SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) was observed as early as in November 2002 in Foshan, Hong Kong [ref]...
Following other data sources, first SARS case was officially observed on March, 7, 2003 near Guangzhou (Southern China).
As of 27.04.2003 there were more than 4600 people infected around the globe, and more than 260 died.
According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the following are the symptoms of the disease: fever grater than 38C (100F), headache, an overall feeling of discomfort, body aches, mild respiratory symptoms. After 2 to 7 days, SARS patients may develop a dry cough and have trouble breathing.
Viral genome sequencing, (accomplished at the beginning of April 2003 by different organizations and scientific institutions, such as Canadian Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre in Vancouver and CDC), enabled researchers to get a clue about the taxonomy position o a new virus (see, for example, BLAST search for higly homologues nucleotide sequences or comparison with other Coronaviridae).
Currently all over the world scientists try to create effective diagnostic tools, as well as vaccines and antiviral curing for this disease.
For more detailed information, please refer to:
World Health Organization
PHLS
CDC
As of 27.04.2003, there were no official cases of SARS observed in Ukraine.
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