Posted on 08/15/2003 4:20:41 AM PDT by JohnHuang2
Edited on 07/12/2004 4:06:53 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
MANILA — The SARS virus, which claimed more than 800 lives last spring and crippled economies from Hong Kong to Toronto, threatens to re-emerge when colder weather brings on the winter flu season, health officials in Asia are cautioning.
"Right now, our thrust is on helping prepare vulnerable countries," said Dr. Elizabeth Miranda, a specialist in communicable diseases at the World Health Organization's regional office here.
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