Aust virologist leads WHO's fight against SARS (AUSTRALIAN LATELINE INTERVIEW)

LATELINE TV PROGRAM TRANSCRIPT ^ | Apr. 22, 2003 | Tony Jones interviewing Professor John McKenzie

[Shermy]

http://www.local6.com/orlpn/news/stories/news-215383120030423-140405.html

Posted: 3:25 p.m. EDT April 23, 2003
Updated: 4:19 p.m. EDT April 23, 2003

A woman from Okaloosa County, Fla., is the states first "probable" case of severe acute respiratory syndrom under state health definitions, according to Local 6 News.
The unidentified 60-year-old woman was determined to meet the "probable" threshold after she underwent chest X-rays.

She had just returned from China in early April as part of a group.

Other members of the group and her relatives and family are being monitored for symptoms.

Local 6 News reported that the woman's case is mild and she's resting at home while in a self-imposed quarantine.

There are 14 other cases considered "suspect cases," according to the Florida Health Department.

The World Health Organization warned against travel to the Chinese capital on Wednesday as authorities in Beijing ordered schools closed to try to halt the spread of the SARS virus.

Watch Local 6 News for the latest.

[Nebullis]

I found another diagram at the CDC website.

Phylogenetic diagram .pdf

[Shermy]

BTW, at link at #21, right side sidebar has lots of useful Sars info links, even a map of world wide cases.

[Betty Jo]

It is interesting to google Don Wiley and rats and antivirals.

A bridge over troubled waters!

[Betty Jo]

Antisense is big into SARS.

Remember the Bin Laden and fellow travelers ownership in Hybridon which was early into antisense?

[Betty Jo]

http://www.hhmi.org/communic/annrep94/research/open.htm

Another clue in the death of Don Wiley.

[Betty Jo]

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,3-658343,oo.html

[Betty Jo]

http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5216a1.htm

[Judith Anne]

bump.

[aristeides]

Interesting article. Antisense seems also to target West Nile Virus: http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/cb_headline.cgi?&story_file=bw.042403/231145310&directory=/google&header_file=header.htm&footer_file=.

[aristeides]

Thanks. At last a study that breaks down the victims by race (about as many whites as Asians, apparently.) I'm glad to see the man in Pennsylvania has recovered. Does anybody know about the one case in this country that has required the use of an artificial respirator?

[Betty Jo]

FOX said a couple minutes ago that Canada said two more people have died.She didnt know if they were in Toronto or not.I am trying to find it.

[Betty Jo]

Reuters is saying that Toronto death toll now 18, as two more have died today.