In Chinese Village, Few Clues to Illness

WHO researchers hoping to find the causes of SARS were disappointed when they searched an unimposing village in southern China, the purported epicenter of the mysterious disease. Many scientists suspected that SARS could be a case of a new animal virus affecting humans, but the village was no longer agricultural and few animals were found there. As scientists continue their searches, improved connectivity makes the spread of the disease a real threat.—YaleGlobal