Saturday, April 05, 2003

New Suspected SARS Cases Found In Ohio

Yahoo! News: New Suspected SARS Cases Found In Ohio

"The Ohio Department of Health announced today that it has identified two suspected cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome. The patients, who are siblings, are an 8-month-old boy and an 11-month-old girl from Lucas County.

"One of the patients recently traveled to an area that was infected by SARS and passed it to the sibling shortly after. They are now both recovering at home.

"Three suspected cases have now been identified in Ohio, including a 39-year-old Shelby County man who continues to recover at home. The Lucas County cases are not related, according to the ODH."

2005 Update: removed reference to an obsolete Yahoo! link

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