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The Almanac -- weekly  -  25 Mar 2008
Trading Markets (press release),Also in 2003, as cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome mounted the World Health Organization advised against travel to Hong Kong and the Chinese

There's Gold in 'Reality Mining'  -  Mar 23, 2008
BusinessWeek...unravel traffic snarls and public health officials track and prevent the spread of illnesses, such as severe acute respiratory syndrome, or SARS.

Flu outbreak shuts Hong Kong schools for two weeks  -  Mar 12, 2008
ReutersBut the government's decision on Wednesday night to close the schools brought back memories of 2003, when an outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

Hong Kong flu scare closes schools and kindergartens  -  Mar 13, 2008
Guardian,The authorities are thought to be particularly cautious because of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome outbreak in 2003 that killed almost 300 people and

Poultry: Dinner with Tyson, Rainbow and victims of the Holocaust  -  Mar 24, 2008
Thought Leader,...the pollution emanating from Tyson plants; the convenient explosion of severe acute respiratory syndrome (Sars) at a time when Tyson Foods was rapidly

Hong Kong shuts schools amid flu outbreak  -  Mar 13, 2008
Reuters India,...decision on Wednesday to close the schools brought back memories of 2003, when an outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome hit Hong Kong.

Hong Kong's Flu Scare Adds to Property Concerns  -  Mar 14, 2008
BusinessWeekThis flu scare, though so far contained among the schools affected, has brought back memories of the deadly Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (Sars) that

HK plans spending spree on record surplus  -  Feb 26, 2008
Financial Times,By Robin Kwong in Hong Kong Hong Kong will next year post its first fiscal deficit since the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome crisis in 2003,

Watch out for it in the Olympic year  -  Mar 14, 2008
GulfNews,...casting fear that it is a return of the Sars (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) virus, which caused so much panic when it first appeared five years ago

Hong Kong Schools Closed over Flu Outbreak  -  Mar 13, 2008
Enews 2.0,Over half a million children are to stay at home, bringing back memories of the 2003 Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) outbreak.

Hong Kong Fights Flu Outbreak, 5 Years After SARS (Update2)  -  Mar 13, 2008
BloombergHong Kong was the world's second-most infected place with severe acute respiratory syndrome, with 1755 infections out of 8098 cases worldwide.

Hong Kong Flu Scare Closes Schools  -  Mar 14, 2008
MedHeadlines,In 2003, an epidemic of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) killed nearly 300 people in Hong Kong. SARS is a virus that produces symptoms similar to

No rise in the cases but Singapore authorities on alert for any spike  -  Mar 13, 2008
TODAYonline,The school closures — which brought back memories of the Sars (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) epidemic in 2003 for some — came in the wake of the deaths

Hong Kong faces anger and fear over flu  -  Mar 13, 2008
AFPThe outbreak has conjured memories of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome or SARS, a pneumonia-like virus that killed almost 300 people in Hong Kong five

Hong Kong Shuts Schools to Halt Flu Following Deaths (Update2)  -  Mar 12, 2008
BloombergIn 2003, the virus severe acute respiratory syndrome broke out in Hong Kong, killing 299 people and crippling the territory's tourism industry.

EAST YORK: Avian flu rumour false, TEGH president says  -  Mar 19, 2008
Inside Toronto,...said Devitt, adding hospitals are highly tuned to patients exhibiting respiratory symptoms in this post-SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) age.

Flu pandemic is biggest threat to security  -  Mar 19, 2008
Telegraph.co.uk,Such pandemics, as the outbreak of SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) showed, could spread far more quickly because more people were travelling as

HSBC, Hong Kong Banks Cut Lending Rates to 3-Year Low (Update3)  -  Mar 19, 2008
BloombergThe peg survived the 1998 Asian financial crisis and the 2003 outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority, the city's de

Defense Department will try out UB's germ-killing BioBlower  -  Mar 22, 2008
Buffalo News,...worked with microbiologists to develop a more effective, cheaper way to kill anthrax, smallpox, severe acute respiratory syndrome and other pathogens.

Disease crisis that rocked the globe fresh in memories of those ...  -  Mar 8, 2008
The Canadian Press,...to the day and the date, exactly what happened when during the four-month international disease crisis caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome.

Chills And Thrills For The Hypochondriac  -  Mar 21, 2008
Tampa Tribune,On SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome): "While many viruses target only a few organs, this one operates with biological 'shock and awe.

Researcher Seeks to Ease Worries Over Flu Outbreak in Hong Kong  -  Mar 13, 2008
Wall Street JournalEver since the outbreak of SARS, or severe acute respiratory syndrome--which killed nearly 800 people around the world, some 300 of them in Hong Kong -- the

WHO will help: British scientist  -  Mar 18, 2008
Taipei Times,..."I was here in Taiwan during the severe acute respiratory syndrome [SARS] outbreak at the request of the WHO," Sir Roy Malcolm Anderson said at a press

Strait talk boosts Taiwan stocks  -  Mar 18, 2008
Asia Times Online,He cited Hong Kong's economic recovery after tourists had been scared away by the 2003 outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome, or SARS.

Change and continuity  -  Mar 17, 2008
Xinhua,...in the fight against SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome), and more recently, the regulation of the problematic food and drug markets.

Where once brute force ruled, lighter touch displayed in China ...  -  Mar 15, 2008
International Herald Tribune,Other national crises, including the 2003 outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome, or SARS, spurred spending on equipment from emergency response

Surprising Discovery From First Large-scale Analysis Of ...  -  Mar 17, 2008
Science Daily (press release)..."We have been interested in this kind of analysis since the SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) outbreak in 2002," added Dr Ruan.

Drug to cure blindness is 'major breakthrough'  -  Mar 17, 2008
Telegraph.co.uk,Serious infections such as SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome), a pneumonia like illness, kill people when an infection makes blood vessels leaky,

5 years after SARS, Hong Kong chooses caution, closing schools ...  -  Mar 17, 2008
International Herald Tribune,Dr. Yeoh Eng-kiong, downplayed fears and was slow in responding to the threat that would eventually be named severe acute respiratory syndrome, or SARS.

Wang Faces Inflation Test as New China Economic Chief (Update1)  -  Mar 17, 2008
BloombergAs Beijing mayor, Wang managed an outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome, or SARS, in 2003, getting a 1000-bed hospital built in 10 days.

SARS Memories Haunt Hong Kong as Flu Outbreak Closes Schools  -  Mar 14, 2008
BloombergIn 2003, severe acute respiratory syndrome decimated Hong Kong's economy and wrecked the tourism industry. People hid behind surgical masks and locked

Budget to offer hotline aid  -  Mar 17, 2008
Toronto Star,In March 2003, Toronto was hit by an outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) that killed some 44 people and led to quarantines and travel

Singapore Journal Terror Suspect Eludes Posse of 4 Million  -  Mar 13, 2008
New York Times,...and it reacted with impressive speed and agility to recent Asian outbreaks of bird flu and SARS, or severe acute respiratory syndrome.

Natural protein may provide cure for main causes of blindness  -  Mar 16, 2008
Times Online,The implications of the finding may go even farther because there are other diseases, such as severe acute respiratory syndrome, in which blood vessel

Blood Vessel Protein Reverses Macular Degeneration, Diabetic ...  -  Mar 16, 2008
Science Daily (press release)Serious infections such as SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome), for example, kill people when an infection destabilizes blood vessels, allowing fluids

China reports bird flu outbreak  -  Mar 16, 2008
USA TodayThe decision was the most drastic public health precaution Hong Kong has taken since it was hit with severe acute respiratory syndrome five years ago.

Hong Kong Shuts Schools in Flu Outbreak  -  Mar 12, 2008
The Associated PressYuen was one of the scientists who studied SARS, or severe acute respiratory syndrome, when it killed 299 people here after surfacing in southern China in

China expected to tap new problem-solver to handle trade, key ...  -  Mar 15, 2008
International Herald Tribune,Meng was sacked for bungling the response to severe acute respiratory syndrome, or SARS. The outbreak eventually led to 2000 people being hospitalized and

Profile: Hu Jintao -- Chinese President, chairman of Central ...  -  Mar 15, 2008
Xinhua,...new Chinese leadership was installed, Hu and his colleagues were confronted with the sudden outbreak of the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS).

No new flu strains in child deaths, says HK  -  Mar 15, 2008
Straits Times (subscription),...late on Wednesday - the first time such a drastic move has been taken since the deadly severe acute respiratory syndrome (Sars) outbreak in 2003.

Secondary schools hit by fear of outbreaks  -  Mar 15, 2008
Straits Times (subscription),It was the first such public health measure since the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome, or Sars, more than five years ago.

Hong Kong reports 1 new flu outbreak as worry shifts to mainland ...  -  Mar 15, 2008
International Herald Tribune,The school closures marked the first such public health measure since an outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome surfaced in southern China in

AirAsia wants to be synonymous with travel  -  Mar 14, 2008
Malaysia Star,Not long after that, the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome outbreak also shook up the aviation sector. Tune Air’s strategy was tactical.

Inflation, slow exports may jeopardise HK consumer boom  -  Mar 14, 2008
Daily Times,Only one month’s data, but Citigroup said it signalled the economy faced its biggest challenge since the scare over Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)

X marks the spot: H5N1 and the Sars facade  -  Feb 29, 2008
Thought Leader,Faeces are significant points of transmission for bird flu and severe acute respiratory syndrome as the virus lives in faecal matter for up to 35 days.

No New Flu Strain Found in Hong Kong  -  Mar 14, 2008
The Associated PressSARS, which stands for severe acute respiratory syndrome, surfaced in southern China in November 2002 before spreading to Hong Kong, where it killed 299

Memories of SARS still fresh five years on  -  Mar 5, 2008
Prince George Citizen,Many in public health would now argue the world has benefited from making the acquaintance of severe acute respiratory syndrome. In the chaotic maelstrom of

China: No Unusual Flu in South  -  Mar 14, 2008
The Associated Press...starting Thursday — the first such public health measure since the outbreak more than five years ago of severe acute respiratory syndrome, or SARS.

Hong Kong shares higher in technical rebound; gold, oil stocks ...  -  Mar 13, 2008
CNNMoney.comHe noted that the flu outbreak has revived memories of the 2006 severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) crisis. The government yesterday ordered all

Analysts: Air Filter Market May Exceed $7B in 2010  -  Mar 20, 2008
EP Magazine,...the industrial regulations, demand for air filters comes from the threat of bio- and chemical terrorism and risks of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome.

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