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  • Illness among Whitby dialysis patients may not be SARS: Expert (but they don't know what it is)

    06/11/2003 2:07:45 PM PDT · by FairOpinion · 9 replies · 227+ views
    Canada.com ^ | June 11, 2003 | HELEN BRANSWELL
    TORONTO (CP) - The cluster of respiratory illness among dialysis patients that was feared to be Ontario's latest SARS outbreak may not in fact be the dreaded disease, a member of the SARS containment team said Wednesday. Dr. Allison McGeer said investigations into the suspected cluster are leading experts to the conclusion that something else might be responsible for much, if not all, of the illness. "There is some concerning respiratory illness . . . in the dialysis patients and some inpatient areas at Lakeridge and in some nursing homes. It appears at the moment that at least the majority...
  • Toronto Trip Is a Concern(How SARS effects ballplayers)

    04/24/2003 10:41:07 AM PDT · by presidio9 · 7 replies · 254+ views
    LA Times ^ | April 24, 2003 | Ben Bolch and Bill Shaikin
    Angel pitcher Kevin Appier suggested Wednesday that Major League Baseball consider moving next week's Angel-Blue Jay series from Toronto to Anaheim in the wake of the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) outbreak in the Canadian city. Concerns about the disease linked to the deaths of 16 people in Toronto have spread through the Angel clubhouse after the World Health Organization advised travelers to avoid the city. Several players said they are worried about contracting the mysterious illness even if precautions suggested by major league officials are taken.