Researchers behind a new study have concluded that the COVID-19 pandemic was sparked by wildlife trade in China, similar to the circumstances that led to the SARS outbreak in 2002. The results ...

Viral infectious diseases pose significant challenges due to the rapid evolution of viruses through mutations. This was particularly evident during the COVID-19 pandemic, when emerging variants of ...

BEIJING, China (CNN) --Chinese medical authorities reported only 12 new SARS cases Monday, one of the lowest levels of infections since China started providing regular updates on the outbreak.

More than half of those who died were over the age of 65. There was a second, much smaller outbreak of SARS in 2004, linked to a medical lab in China. It probably occurred as a result of direct ...

That’s partly because many Hongkongers have already experienced an outbreak like this. Seventeen years ago, another disease called Sars claimed 299 lives in the city, and 774 worldwide.

Following several mysterious pneumonia cases being reported in central China’s Hubei Province on Tuesday, Hong Kong is on high alert, with the outbreak reminiscent of the deadly Sars epidemic ...