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North Texas Travel Expert Discusses SARS Latest

 

Dallas, TX (May 25, 2003) – This has been a mixed week for SARS news. Friday the fight against SARS in Hong Kong took two big steps forward as the World Health Organization lifted a travel warning and local researchers announced the disease came from civet cats -- a delicacy eaten by some Chinese.

Closer to home, a new cluster of possible SARS cases has prompted U.S. health officials to issue a new travel alert for Toronto. Health workers in Canada’s largest city are once again suiting up to confront a new possible outbreak that officials said involved 33 suspected cases, weeks after Canada proclaimed itself free of the deadly virus.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has only confirmed one new positive case and said more confirmation of an outbreak would be needed before considering a travel warning. About 500 people who were possibly exposed were told to quarantine themselves at home for 10 days as a precaution.

What This Means to Travelers

Travel expert, John Krieger says 'the incidence in Canada have been confined to contamination in hospital. Therefore, the average person in Toronto is in no immanent danger, although it may be an area to avoid if you have repertory problems or an immune deficiency.'

says 'the incidence in Canada have been confined to contamination in hospital. Therefore, the average person in Toronto is in no immanent danger, although it may be an area to avoid if you have repertory problems or an immune deficiency.'

'Worldwide SARS is on the decline, but it’s likely we will continue to see isolated incidences such as this one' Mr. Krieger said.

WHO said the virus has infected chains of up to 15 people and it appears to be just as hardy in its last victim as in its first, suggesting its ability to spread isn't weakening. The disease has spread to over 8,000 people around the globe, and the death toll stood at 684 on Friday, most of them in Asia.

Travel expert, John Krieger of the owner of Admiral of The Fleet Cruise and Tour Center based out of Dallas, Texas. His agency is a world-class provider of leisure travel services.

 

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says 'the incidence in Canada have been confined to contamination in hospital. Therefore, the average person in Toronto is in no immanent danger, although it may be an area to avoid if you have repertory problems or an immune deficiency.'