[Judith Anne]

And you know, I just wonder about that...how accurate it is...the CDC case definition wants to eliminate as SARS those atypical pneumonia cases with no history of travel to an affected area or contact with a sick person who has a history of travel to an affected area.

I don't think that's a very good case definition, and I don't trust the CDC figures. Because how do you know if you've had contagious contact with someone who has been to an affected area? Especially if you live in a large city, go to baseball games, airports, films, ever use a public restroom, or a hospital restroom, or take a child to the ED, or or or.

[nopardons]

AND NO ONE HAS DIED, IN THE USA, FROM SARS !

I bet you love URBAN LEGENDS too and think they're real. :-)

[Domestic Church]

You are right on the case definition being a major problem. I hope we have a quick and accurate test before September. Having just read about the 2 little tykes who are probable cases in Minnesota, I can't help but wonder if their parents have gone to the local fast food restaurants, supermarket and pharmacy in the past week prior to the diagnosis. I can't help but wonder about the contact points and the numbers possibly exposed who won't necessarily know where they got it.