New SARS Family Virus Detected in Qatari Man, WHO Says
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A new virus related to those that cause severe acute respiratory syndrome was identified in a 49-year-old Qatari man, prompting further research into the potentially fatal pathogen.
The so-called coronavirus was detected after the man was diagnosed with acute respiratory syndrome and kidney failure, the World Health Organization said in a statement yesterday. He had traveled to Saudi Arabia and Qatar before being transferred to the U.K. by air ambulance on Sept. 11, the WHO said.