SARS Threads

[ex-Texan]

Excellent work ! This is really a wonderful resource.

[flutters]

p>April 28, 2003

456. Public Health Fears Cause Officials to Detain Foreign Tourist

457. Asian SARS 28 April

458. WHO: Worst of SARS Over in Singapore, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Canada

459. Use of salicylate in treatment of SARS - possible contraindication ( Aspirin makes SARS worse)

460. Outbreak of Disease Forces Steep Plunge in Chinese Economy

461. Unmasking A Crisis

462. Bad luck may explain outbreak's erratic spread

463. How bad is it?

464. Martial law possible in China over epidemic (SARS)

465. Martial law possible in China over epidemic

466. SARS can modernize China in long term

467. Billy, Elton Nix Toronto Concert Over SARS Fears (Clarkson, Lisa Marie cancel, too)

468. Vietnam's Quick Action Contained SARS, UN Agency Says (Update2)

469. SARS fears prompt Ohio school district to close its doors to 1,100 students

470. India reports two new SARS cases, total of nine

471. SARS, Red China, and the Future

472. U.S. virus experts slam SARS panic

473. NEW ROCHELLE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT HAS "APPARENT CASE" OF SARS!

474. SARS Still Spreading In China Despite Controls, Says WHO

475. Is SARS a novel chlamydia-like agent?

476. Flights canceled as Taiwan quarantines SARS area arrivals

477. Teachers may boycott classes over B.C. SARS scare

478. (KUNG FLU FIGHTING) Thousands Riot in Rural Chinese Town Over SARS

479. U.S. Virus Experts Slam SARS Panic

480. SARS Is the Spark for a Riot in China

481. The Mystery of SARS

482. Panicked medical staff fail to report on duty

[flutters]

TaxRelief found some great threads from early on. If anyone finds additional threads, please post the links here. Thanks TaxRelief, Great finds!

Before April 21st, 2003, I only added threads that showed up when I title & keyword searched for “SARS” & “PNEUMONIA” and any threads that aristeides pinged me to after April 1st, 2003. If anyone would like to search for threads before April 21st, 2003, I will be happy to format them and add them to our list.

June 17, 2002 - Killer Flu Virus Changes Its Skin

August 21, 2002 - Officials Identify Fatal 'Mystery Illness'

February 12, 2003 - Southern China grapples with mystery illness

February 20, 2003 - Health officials seek answers in deaths of five local children

February 21, 2003 - Flu appears to have claimed the life of another Michigan child; 7th similar deaths in past month

February 24, 2003 - CDC Warns of Flu Related Deaths in Children

March 13, 2003- Alert over Hong Kong 'super-flu'

March 16, 2003 - Asian outbreak may be new strain of flu or exotic virus; some patients improving

March 16, 2003 - Another Canadian case of atypical pneumonia confirmed; 2 dead, 9 infected

March 17, 2003 - Mystery flu alert as woman dies

March 18, 2003 - Three tested for deadly flu virus

March 19, 2003 - Three killer flu cases in Japan

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April 29, 2003

495. First probable SARS death in Africa

496. Mayor warns SARS 'severe'

497. SARS patients suffer relapses

498. Hong Kong tourist group goes home on charter flight

499. SARS Forces 24-hour Quarantine on Chinese Banknotes

500. UPDATE: SARS Hits New York high school...

501. Chinese set fire to Sars quarantine centre

502. The legal challenges SARS poses

503. Infectious Pests

504. Impact of SARS on China may be profound

505. Shanghainese wary of hidden epidemic

506. Vietnam shows how to beat SARS

507. WHO scraps Toronto SARS advisory

508. China erects new SARS hospital in one week

509. WHO Lifts Travel Advisory Against Visiting Toronto

510. Epidemic curves - Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)

511. WHO to lift Toronto SARS travel advisory

512. Global View: The real economic news (The real story is not SARS)

513. SARS Could Be Endemic Says WHO

514. China Quarantines Banknotes In SARS Scare

515. Canada to take temperatures at airport in new anti-SARS measure

516. Doctors: SARS Less Severe in Children Than Adults

517. Is SARS the new bubonic plague?

518. Report: Beijing Running Out of Drugs

519. Toronto presents case to WHO

520. China Announces New SARS Deaths, Asian Leaders Meet

[eeaaggllee11]

ping

[flutters]

April 30, 2003

521. Viruses and people on the move

522. Virologists watch for SARS mutation

523. Hong Kong Announce SARS Relapse

524. Mounting SARS death toll triggers speculation of bio-weapon link

525. China's top apparatchiks feeling SARS squeeze

526. Hong Kong relapse cases spark fears

527. U.S. braces for SARS outbreak

528. Outbreak -- In epidemics, is fear a good thing?

529. Suspected SARS Case Reported In Tri-State (northern Kentucky)

530. 'Welcome to Sars central'

531. State reports first 'probable' case of SARS (Wisconsin)

532. SARS Overwhelming Beijing Hospitals

533. India Banks On Indian Immunity To Fight SARS

534. Coronavirus testing shows troubling results,

535. DRUDGE] REINFECTED, RELAPSED? (SARS)

536. SARS Reaches Near Top of Chinese Communist Hierarchy

537. SARS shows China's true colors

538. WHO warns Asian leaders that SARS could be here to stay

539. Zhengzhou: Heads in the sand about SARS

540. Baffling Resistance to SARS [AIDS patients may be resistant]

541. Beijing's credibility test over Sars - Bao Tong, Zhao Ziyang

542. SARS virus rages unabated in China

543. Sars: China 'culls' pets

544. SARS 'remains severe' in Beijing

[LauraJean]

thanks for the ping

[Malsua]

Thanks for the clearinghouse.

[Judith Anne]

Bumping your excellent lists...

[flutters]

If you would like on or off this list please send me a FReep mail.

May 1, 2003

545. Pune doctor charges govt of SARS fraud

546. SARS genome maps seen aiding tests, treatments

547. History's pandemics should prepare us

548. Authorities rule out SARS in death of Bulgarian seaman off Brazilian coast (2nd mysterious death)

549. Doctor blames health ministry for SARS (India is not ready)

550. Steroids linked with SARS relapse?

551. SARS Case Suspected in N.Korea

552. Chinese villagers set up barricades to keep out Sars

553. Heard the one about beer? DPM dispels Sars myths

554. Hong Kong:SARS virus Found in the Waste of Discharged Patients

555. SHORT CHINA [SARS]

556. Is China Bound to Explode?

557. SARS cases continue to mount worldwide

558. With SARS, Initial Recovery May Presage Worst Phase

559. Comment On Breaking News in Hong Kong: SARS Patients May Suffer Relapses

560. SARS Virus Found in Recovered HK Patients

561. Chinese Government's Reading List for SARS

562. Officials Say SARS Fears May Be Overblown

563. WHO Says India SARS Free

564. CORONAVIRUSES, ANIMAL: INAPPARENT INFECTION

565. Lung Scarring Found in Hong Kong SARS Victims

566. Thirty-five Pune hospital staff members quarantined

[Calpernia]

Hi flutters, ping Dr. Eckleburg and jerseygirl to see if they want to be added too. (if they weren't already in your list)

[Dr. Eckleburg]

Thanks. Bookmarked.

[flutters]

May 2, 2003

567. How SARS scarred Asia's biggest tiger

568. Beijing Sees SARS Peaking, Rural China a Worry

569. REPORT FROM SARS STRIKEN CHINA

570. Hong Kong researchers warn SARS virus mutating, hard to fight

571. SARS: Chinese Biowar Accident?

572. Hong Kong researchers warn SARS virus mutating, hard to fight

573. SARS vs. Tech, S&P 500 Castoffs and More...

574. Severe immune response kills SARS victims

575. Genome Sequences of Two SARS Virus Strains Confirmed

576. SHOOTING SARS

577. Mutating SARS Virus Hampering Diagnosis

578. U.S. Officials Brace for Possible SARS Spread

579. N.O. Researchers Make SARS Breakthrough

580. SARS Spreading Fast in Taiwan, Which Fights to Contain It

581. SARS Virus Mutates; WHO Says China Lacks Weapons

582. China Blocks Borders Over SARS

583. SARS virus mutating

584. The right 'Sars hospitals'

585. GUANGZHOU NURSE YE XIN: 'THIS IS DANGEROUS. LET ME DO

586. Singapore quarantines 160 air passengers

587. SARS PUZZLERS

588. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) - Multi-country outbreak - Update 44

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May 3, 2003

589. SARS Virus Mutating Quickly Into 2 Forms

590. China Reports 181 New SARS Cases, Nine More Deaths

591. SARS cases pass 6,000; more than 400 dead

592. How the SARS war was won in Toronto

593. Do your part, stop selfish behaviour [SARS]

594. No hugging and kissing, please [SARS]

595. INFECTIOUS DISEASES: Hungry for Details, Scientists Zoom In on SARS Genomes

596. Quarantine violator charged after defying Sars order

597. India free of SARS, but not the SARS virus: Officials

598. Sick tanker crew headed for SARS-hit Hong Kong

599. Cost-cutting measures fueled SARS spread

600. Beijing Never Could Do the Math

601. Letter from Beijing: SARS, unraveling

602. Army testing finds drugs that may stop the SARS virus

603. Researchers fear SARS is here to stay

604. Hong Kong doctor warns 'Sars will be worse this winter'

605. SARS Can Live on Common Surfaces Key to Its Spread Lies in Quantity

606. SARS : Propaganda, sport and the web fill days for Chinese students in quarantine

[Judith Anne]

Thanks flutters. I appreciate what you are doing to contribute to the discussion.

[Prince Charles]

Bump...

[flutters]

May 4, 2003

607. School warns parents of SARS

608. World sees an explosion in new infectious diseases (And it's all our fault!)

609. University Battles Unknown Illness - 54 (out of 1000 students) with severe flu-like symptoms

610. New findings indicate feces may be important method of spreading SARS

611. New Facts Show SARS a Long-Lived Virus

612. Touching a door is enough to catch Sars virus

613. SARS: More questions than answers/a>

614. Doctors Advance Effective SARS Treatment

615. China sacks, disciplines 50 officials over inaction

616. Sars in Africa would be 'devastating'

[Betty Jo]

Thanks for all your work.

[Dr. Eckleburg]

Thanks for all your good work. I appreciate your pings.

[MarMema]

There was a thread yesterday with plant discussion about a shruib called saskatoon, and immune strength - have you run across it by any chance?