Why China’s SARS Legacy May Give It an Edge Against Ebola
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During the 2003 SARS outbreak, China lost more than 300 lives and was berated for delays in cooperating with global health agencies. Lessons from that epidemic may now give the country an edge should Ebola arrive within its borders.
China is Africa’s biggest trading partner, highlighting the risk that the virus that’s killed about 5,000 in West Africa could reach the world’s most populous nation. The country has been preparing for months, aided by public health systems that were bolstered after SARS.