New case of SARS in Singapore

Presumably, this is a fresh infection from animals to humans since there have been no reported cases in humans for some time. However, now we're waiting for it, and we know what to expect, it should have a much smaller impact in the future.

All this assumes that this really is a case of SARS. The New York Times reports today that the outbreak of a 'SARS-like' illness in British Columbia recently was nothing of the sort - just a bog-standard coronavirus infection. Perhaps medics and scientists are rattled and are looking for SARS everywhere, now.

BBC NEWS | World | Asia-Pacific | Singapore man has Sars

Outbreak That Wasn't: A SARS False Alarm, New York Times, 9 September 2003