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SARS death rate up to 43%
Email: Robert Walgate - walgate@scienceanalysed.com News from The Scientist 2003, 4(1):20030507-05
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SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) is a more dangerous disease than previously thought, epidemiologists conclude in a paper published today. But this is not attributed to the mutation rate of the causative agent — it's a consequence of simple epidemiological arithmetic and a misunderstanding of the low mortality figures published by the World Health Organization (WHO).
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