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Bush briefed on SARS outbreak .

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SARS Panic Growing: Beijing closes off a major hospital.

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"In the United States, the CDC has reported 247 cases of SARS, of which 39 are probable cases. Of those 39 cases, 37 occurred in travelers to parts of the world where the SARS transmission is occurring, one occurred in a healthcare worker, and one was a household contact.

The three states reporting the most cases so far are California with 49 total, of which 35 are suspected cases and 14 are probable cases; New York with 28 total cases, of which 23 are suspected cases and five are probable cases; and Washington state with 23 total cases, of which 22 are suspected cases and one is a probable case.