Chinese Experts Find Coronavirus in SARS Cases

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Chinese Experts Find Coronavirus in SARS Cases

Physicians in south China's Guangdong Province have found evidence of the coronavirus in the specimen samples of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) patients.

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Physicians in south China's Guangdong Province have found evidence of the coronavirus in the specimen samples of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) patients.

"It marks a breakthrough in Guangdong's search for the cause ofthe SARS epidemic," said an official of the Guangdong Disease Prevention and Control Center.

The coronavirus, named for its crown-like appearance in electron microscope imagery, is widely believed to be the possiblecause of SARS.

The medical experiment is still going on.

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