American Airlines plane quarantined in San Jose, SARS suspected
An American Airlines flight from Tokyo has been quarantined in San Jose after four people complained of symptoms like those from the mysterious new illness known as SARS.
Flight 128 had stopped in Hong Kong before heading for San Jose.
Two passengers and two crew members complained of symptoms similar to those found in Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome.
More than 16-hundred cases of the illness have been reported so far worldwide -- with at least 64 deaths.
City health officials say those reporting the illness will be taken off the plane and examined. The rest of the passengers will be told what they should be doing.
Officials say it's unclear whether exposure on a flight is sufficient to infect people.
An American Airlines flight from Tokyo has been quarantined in San Jose after four people complained of symptoms like those from the mysterious new illness known as SARS.
Flight 128 had stopped in Hong Kong before heading for San Jose.
Two passengers and two crew members complained of symptoms similar to those found in Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome.
More than 16-hundred cases of the illness have been reported so far worldwide -- with at least 64 deaths.
City health officials say those reporting the illness will be taken off the plane and examined. The rest of the passengers will be told what they should be doing.
Officials say it's unclear whether exposure on a flight is sufficient to infect people.
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