China pneumonia outbreak may be caused by Sars-type virus: WHO

World Health Organization says a new coronavirus, the family linked to Sars and Mers, may be behind Wuhan casesA cluster of more than50 pneumonia cases in the central Chinese city of Wuhan may be due to a newly emerging member of the family of viruses that caused the deadly Sars and Mers outbreaks, according to the World Health Organization.While the UN health agency said it needed more comprehensive information to confirm precisely the type of pathogen causing the infections, it said a newcoronavirus was a possibility.Continue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - January 9, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Reuters Tags: Infectious diseases China World Health Organization Sars Medical research Microbiology Science Asia Pacific Source Type: news