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CHINAAnother suspected SARS case found Another suspected case of SARS emerged in southern China on Jan. 11 as international medical investigators scoured an apartment block to determine if it played any role in the infection of a man who lived there, the season's only confirmed case of the virus so far. Dr. Thomas Tsang, a spokesman for the Hong Kong Department of Health, told reporters that his agency received word of the latest suspected case from officials in Guangdong province, which abuts Hong Kong. Tsang said the 35-year-old man had been isolated and hospitalized in stable condition. The source of the man's possible infection with the virus that causes Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome is being investigated, Tsang said. He said the new suspected patient does not work in a job that involves handling wild animals. The other suspected case, a 20-year-old waitress in Guangzhou, was announced Jan. 8. She has been isolated for treatment. The only confirmed case, a 32-year-old television producer named Luo, left the hospital in the city Jan. 8 after recovering. He told authorities he had come into contact with no wild animals, and the source of his SARS remains a mystery.
The Japan Times Weekly: Jan. 17, 2004 |
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