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Inadequate plumbing likely contributed to spread of SARS in Hong Kong – WHO

26 September 2003
Inadequate plumbing likely contributed to the spread of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in residential buildings in Hong Kong, according to a team of international experts led by the United Nations health agency.

New Singapore SARS case poses no public health threat – UN agency

10 September 2003
Singapore has a laboratory-confirmed case of potentially deadly SARS infection but the island state continues to be a safe destination for travellers and travellers from it pose no risk to other countries, the United Nations health agency announced today.

WHO says suspected case of SARS in Singapore cannot be confirmed yet

9 September 2003
The UN World Health Organization (WHO) today said speculation concerning the discovery of a suspected case of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in Singapore could not be confirmed due to conflicting medical analyses.

Amid SARS concern, UN agency urges influenza vaccination for high-risk groups

2 September 2003
The United Nations health agency today called for the urgent vaccination of people at high risk of contracting influenza, in part to prevent the disruption of health services and costly precautionary measures resulting from suspect cases of the potentially deadly Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).
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Cause of SARS must be found to prevent future outbreaks, UN agency says

1 September 2003
The threat of future outbreaks of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS ) remains real as long as its source is unknown, the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) warned today, calling for more research on the disease.

Outbreak in British Columbia, Canada, is not linked to SARS - WHO

25 August 2003
Following extensive investigations, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) today dispelled fears that an outbreak of respiratory illness in an aged care facility in Canada might be linked to the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).

China: UN team on potential presence of SARS virus in animals issues guidelines

22 August 2003
A joint team of specialists from two United Nations agencies and the Chinese Government has recommended boosting regulations in the farming, trading and consumption of wildlife to shield against a possible animal reservoir of the virus that causes the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).

UN team in China to investigate potential presence of SARS virus in animals

20 August 2003
A joint team of specialists from two United Nations agencies is in China to assist the government to design further investigations into a possible animal reservoir of the virus that causes the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).

UN agency sending expert to China to investigate role of animals in SARS spread

10 July 2003
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is sending a leading viral disease expert on a three-week mission to China, to help coordinate an international investigation into the role animals might play in spreading the deadly Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).
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SARS outbreaks contained worldwide but threat remains, UN health agency reports

5 July 2003
The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) announced today that the transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) appears to have been stopped all across the globe, but cautioned that the threat of future outbreaks remains.