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Originally posted by AdultNex
The article says nothing about New York.
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Oops.. sorry, wrong article.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...s_030329163805
NEW YORK (AFP) - Five cases of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), the killer respiratory illness that has prompted a global health alert, have been recorded in New York, city officials revealed.
At least 59 people in the United States are believed to have the illness, also known as atypical pneumonia, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (news - web sites). No deaths have been reported in the United States.
The global tally of dead from the killer illness is 56, with the World Health Organisation saying that nearly 1,500 people are infected.