Friday, October 17, 2003
WILD BOARS ARE BACK ON THE
SARS SUSPECT LIST
Has it spread to China's domestic pigs?
According to a report by Andy Ho in today's Straits Times, "A new study by Chinese researchers reported this week by the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention suggests that many people may have had Sars without showing symptoms. The study of 508 animal traders in Guangdong showed that more than half of those who handled civets, wild boars or muntjac deer, as well as a third of those who handled pheasants, had Sars antibodies."
SARS SUSPECT LIST
Has it spread to China's domestic pigs?
According to a report by Andy Ho in today's Straits Times, "A new study by Chinese researchers reported this week by the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention suggests that many people may have had Sars without showing symptoms. The study of 508 animal traders in Guangdong showed that more than half of those who handled civets, wild boars or muntjac deer, as well as a third of those who handled pheasants, had Sars antibodies."
