[palmer]

I already had the flu so since SARS is late maybe (hopefully) it will be less widespread.

[kdono]

I already had the flu so since SARS is late maybe (hopefully) it will be less widespread.

If this is a true case of SARS, then it is quite early. Last year news of SARS didn't really get out until January, and then it was in Guangdong Province where it emerged from an animal reservoir (probably masked palm civets).

Dalian is up near Beijing, so if its SARS, it probably came from a human, suggesting multiple outbreaks this season over and above the animal jumps seen last year.