Prognosis
New Virus Spreads to U.S., Sparking Rush to Contain Outbreak
- Six dead, more than 300 infected in China as cases increase
- WHO to determine Wednesday whether to declare health emergency
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Health officials around the world are racing to gauge the danger posed by a new SARS-like virus that emerged in central China last month and spread rapidly, sickening hundreds and killing at least six.
Authorities are acting aggressively as the number of cases in China has grown to more than 300 and stretched to five additional countries, including the first diagnosis in the U.S. The World Health Organization will decide Wednesday whether to declare the virus an international public health emergency, a designation used for complex epidemics that can cross borders.