Asia is a particular standout, due to its experience with the SARS virus in 2003.
The SARS outbreak has highlighted the key role Internet can play in a global health emergency.
Health officials said several cases of Sars have also been discovered in Shanghai, China's second-largest city.
In Taiwan, a 30-minute public information programme about the risks of Sars was broadcast on Thursday.
Meanwhile, the WHO has dismissed criticism that it has exaggerated the threat posed by Sars.
China was the epicenter of the SARS epidemic in 2003 which killed several hundred people worldwide.
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The epidemic of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in 2002-03 suggested a wider exposure zone, however.
Health officials investigating and treating SARS have become increasingly angry at the conduct of the Chinese.
Experience with SARS and avian flu helped teach priorities and proper procedures, they said.
The SARS coronavirus appears to be different from all other known coronaviruses, including animal ones.
One theory has it that SARS originated in an animal and jumped to a human.
Yet while we're much better prepared, SARS still scares us ... sometimes into silence.
It might help scientists deal with sudden outbreaks like SARS faster and with more certainty.
Mexico could catch a break if the SARS virus persists or spreads in Asia.
No matter what happens with SARS, President Fox has his work cut out for him.
Internet usage in China soared after SARS, which boosted the appeal of virtual encounters and e-commerce.
SARS, and also, many observers say, to draw the sting from the security legislation.
The WHO says Hong Kong, Singapore and Canada have now got the Sars outbreak under control.
There is as yet no cure for Sars, which first emerged in southern China last November.
Historical records of previous influenza pandemics, as well as experience with SARS, have validated this point.
On May 14th, Singapore reported a possible outbreak of SARS in its biggest mental hospital.
Economists think SARS could have a substantial impact on economic growth across the whole region.
Both American Airlines and United Airlines have blamed SARS, in part, for recent weak demand.
Health officials investigating and treating SARS are furious at the conduct of the Chinese.
With the global economy already weak, SARS is an affliction the region could have done without.
SARS, researchers are homing in on two particular types of virus, coronaviruses and metapneumoviruses.
But Mr. Hartl said the new disease was unlikely to be SARS itself, because the symptoms differ.
In animals, as we've seen in SARS, some coronavirus patients die while others make a full recovery.
Its jobless rate could approach levels seen in 2003, during the outbreak of SARS, a respiratory disease.
More than 2, 600 people worldwide have developed SARS, and between 3% and 4% of them have died.
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