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A new virus related to SARS is the culprit in China's mysterious pneumonia outbreak, scientists say

 

By Nectar Gan, CNN

 

 

Updated 1038 GMT (1838 HKT) January 9, 2020

(CNN)A mysterious pneumonia outbreak that has struck dozens of people and put China on edge is from the same family of viruses as the deadly severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), according to Chinese scientists.

They've found a new coronavirus in 15 of 57 patients with the illness in the central city of Wuhan, Hubei province saying it has been preliminarily identified as the pathogen for the outbreak, state broadcaster CCTV reported on Thursday.

The report said the whole genome sequence of the virus has been obtained, and a sample isolated from one of the patients showed "typical coronavirus appearance" under an electron microscope.

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https://edition.cnn.com/2020/01/08/health/china-wuhan-pneumonia-virus-intl-hnk/index.html

 

 

 

 

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