http://www.scidev.net/ Latest news on sars and the developing world. en http://rss.scidev.net/en/health/sars/news/ A round-up of news from or about South Asia for the period 1–15 March 2008.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/sars/south-asia-news-in-brief-1-15-march-2008.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_sarsThu, 20 Mar 2008 03:58:03 GMTEmerging infectious diseases are on the increase, but there is insufficient monitoring and surveillance in high-risk areas.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/sars/emerging-infectious-diseases-on-the-rise-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_sarsThu, 21 Feb 2008 05:15:03 GMTResearchers in Beijing have found how the SARS virus enters cells, which may be the first step towards effective treatment.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/sars/scientists-shed-light-on-sars-virus-cell-entry.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_sarsWed, 30 Jan 2008 12:00:00 GMTScientists have identified two human antibodies able to neutralise the known strains of the SARS virus.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/sars/sars-antibodies-offer-new-treatment-hope.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_sarsWed, 04 Jul 2007 12:00:00 GMTJournalists in China — as elsewhere — have an important function to play in reporting on how science and technology affects people's lives.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/sars/bioethics-reporting-in-china-a-case-for-bold-acti.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_sarsThu, 05 Oct 2006 12:00:00 GMTA Chinese man thought to have died of SARS may in fact have died of H5N1 two years before China first reported its first bird flu victim.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/sars/first-chinese-bird-flu-death-was-in-2003-not-200.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_sarsMon, 26 Jun 2006 12:00:00 GMTApoorva Mandavilli reports on how China's SARS epidemic of 2003 dramatically boosted the country's expertise in infectious-disease research.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/sars/how-sars-sparked-a-research-boom-in-china.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_sarsFri, 27 Jan 2006 12:00:00 GMTAndrew Dobson says the discovery that bats carry the SARS virus is inspiring a new, multidisciplinary method for preventing outbreaks of viral disease.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/sars/conservation-medicines-time-has-come.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_sarsFri, 28 Oct 2005 12:00:00 GMTA SARS-like virus has been found in wild bats by researchers in Hong Kong, who warn that people should avoid handling the creatures.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/sars/sarslike-virus-found-in-wild-bats-in-hong-kong.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_sarsMon, 12 Sep 2005 12:00:00 GMTHealth experts have called for a global early warning system to guard against infectious diseases that could spread from animals to people.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/sars/health-experts-call-for-global-animal-surveillance.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_sarsFri, 09 Sep 2005 12:00:00 GMTA team of researchers from China and Europe has identified 15 compounds they say could combat the SARS virus.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/sars/chinaeurope-team-identifies-15-antisars-drugs.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_sarsFri, 01 Jul 2005 12:00:00 GMTAuthorities in China plan to monitor the health of wildlife across the country in case outbreaks of animal diseases also threaten people.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/sars/china-plans-wildlife-healthchecks-to-protect-pe.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_sarsThu, 17 Mar 2005 12:00:00 GMTA vaccine against the virus that causes SARS has passed the first stage of safety tests in China.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/sars/chinese-sars-vaccine-passes-first-safety-test.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_sarsFri, 10 Dec 2004 12:00:00 GMTJournalists in China have been urged to include a wider range of scientific opinions when reporting on emerging health crises.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/sars/chinas-media-urged-to-report-varying-scientific-v.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_sarsFri, 26 Nov 2004 12:00:00 GMTScientists claiming to have found molecules that can block the SARS virus hope to create a drug to treat the disease if it returns.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/sars/molecules-stop-sars-in-its-tracks.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_sarsFri, 24 Sep 2004 12:00:00 GMTAs new cases of bird flu are reported in Malaysia and Thailand, researchers in the UK announce two tests for the infection.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/sars/researchers-unveil-two-bird-flu-tests.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_sarsThu, 16 Sep 2004 12:00:00 GMTConcern over the lack of public information about the SARS and bird flu epidemics have prompted Chinese authorities to require greater transparency.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/sars/new-rules-require-open-reporting-of-epidemics-in-c.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_sarsTue, 07 Sep 2004 12:00:00 GMTResearchers have decoded the genetic makeup of coffee, raising hopes of crops resistant to frost and drought, and better tasting coffee.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/sars/brazilian-scientists-identify-the-genes-in-coffee.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_sarsWed, 11 Aug 2004 12:00:00 GMT http://www.scidev.net/images/logo_small.gif http://www.scidev.net/