Newly discovered virus implicated in deadly Chinese outbreaks
Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - 15:30
in Health & Medicine
Outbreaks of a mysterious and deadly disease in central China have been linked to a previously unknown virus. Five years ago, large numbers of farmers in central China began falling victim to an mysterious disease marked by high fever, gastrointestinal disorder and an appalling mortality rate -- as high as 30 percent in initial reports.