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CDC has test to confirm mystery illness (preliminary)
SJ Mercury News ^ | 4/2/03 | Daniel Yee - AP

Posted on 04/02/2003 5:17:09 PM PST by NormsRevenge

Edited on 04/13/2004 3:30:52 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

ATLANTA - U.S. health officials said Wednesday they now have a test to determine whether coughing, feverish patients have the mystery illness from Asia.

The new antibody test isn't perfected enough to be given to doctors yet, but it is being used to help state health departments sort out whether they have cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome, or SARS.


(Excerpt) Read more at bayarea.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government
KEYWORDS: mysteryillness; sars; test

1 posted on 04/02/2003 5:17:09 PM PST by NormsRevenge
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