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China: WHO team to investigate SARS outbreak in Shanghai

21 April 2003
An expert team from the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) arrived today in Shanghai to investigate an outbreak of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) there as the Chinese leadership strengthens its commitment to openly report cases of the disease.
SARS coronavirus

WHO announces discovery of virus that causes SARS

16 April 2003
In a crucial discovery towards finding diagnostic tools and treatment for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) announced today that a new pathogen, a member of the coronavirus family never before seen in humans, is the cause of the newly emergent infectious disease.
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WHO set to convene global scientific meeting to review findings on SARS

15 April 2003
The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) is set to convene scientists from around the globe to seek a clearer picture of the infectious disease Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), the potential of which was still poorly understood, a top UN expert said today.

WHO evaluating new concerns SARS may be caused by animal contact

11 April 2003
With new concerns over the possibility that the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) may be caused by contact with animals, the United Nations health agency today said it is working closely with other partner institutions to determine the feasibility of such a link.

Singapore increases measures to stop spread of SARS in hospitals - WHO

10 April 2003
Following an outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) at a general hospital in Singapore, the United Nations health agency said local authorities have increased measures to prevent transmission in hospitals.

SARS contained in Guangdong, China, but rural areas need better monitoring -WHO

9 April 2003
Although the outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in the Chinese province where the disease is believed to have originated appears to have been contained, there is still an urgent need to improve surveillance in rural districts of Guangdong, the United Nations lead health agency said in a report issued today.

Annan pays tribute to UN doctor who died of respiratory illness he first identified

8 April 2003
Secretary-General Kofi Annan today paid tribute to Carlo Urbani, the first United Nations officer to identify the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) who later died from the very same disease.

UN official dies of SARS while on mission in China

7 April 2003
The United Nations International Labour Organization (ILO) today is mourning the death of a senior official who died of a serious respiratory disease, which has killed nearly 90 people around the world, while on mission in China.

WHO experts arrive at site in China of first and largest SARS outbreak

3 April 2003
Seeking to find the source of a deadly new respiratory disease, United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) experts arrived in Guangdong Province, China, today and immediately started work at the site of the first and largest outbreak of the illness, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).

SARS spurs WHO advisory to avoid travel to Hong Kong and Guangdong

2 April 2003
In a fresh effort to stem the international spread of a deadly new respiratory disease, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) recommended today that travellers consider postponing all but essential trips to Hong Kong and Guangdong Province in China where the illness, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), has taken its greatest toll.