Synthetic Virus Supports A Bat Origin For SARS And Establishes Response Strategy For Emerging Infections

SARS severe acute respiratory syndrome alarmed the world five years ago as the first global pandemic of the 21st century. The coronavirus (SARS-CoV) that sickened more than 8,000 people and killed nearly 800 of them may have originated in bats, but the actual animal source is not known.

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Filed under: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses on November 27th, 2008