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Business Definition for: SARS

  • South African Revenue Service

Wiktionary Definition for: SARS

  • severe acute respiratory syndrome Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

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The worst seems to be over regarding the SARS crisis as in late June the World Health Organization officially removed Hong Kong from its list of SARS-affected areas. (Asia).(Brief Article)
The worst seems to be over regarding the SARS crisis as in late June the World Health Organization officially removed Hong Kong from its list of SARS-affected areas. By early July, Singapore was reporting Raffles, Shangri-La and Mandarin Oriental . The worst seems to...
Tags: SARS, World Health Organization
Research articles 2003-08-01
Emerging Infectious Diseases: Asian SARS Outbreak Challenged International and National Responses
Severe acute respiratory syndrome SARS emerged in southern China in November 2002 and spread rapidly along international air routes in early 2003. Asian countries had the most cases (7,782) and deaths (729). SARS challenged Asian health care systems, disrupted Asian economies, and tested the effectiveness of the International Health Regulations....
Tags: SARS
White papers 2004-04-01
IT COMPANIES ALTER SALES STRATEGIES FACING SARS
AsiaInfo Services 05-14-2003 IT Companies Alter Sales Strategies Facing SARS BEIJING, May 14, 2003 SinoCast via COMTEX -- Since Beijing began to report SARS cases, there are an increasing number of Internet surfers. While ISPs are quite happy AsiaInfo Services...
Tags: computer, Hewlett-Packard Co., information technology, Internet, sales, SARS, strategy
Research articles 2003-05-14
HARD FOR SARS BUSINESSES TO ENTER MAINLAND AS FOREIGN FUNDS
AsiaInfo Services 03-18-2002 Hard for SARs Businesses to Enter Mainland as Foreign Funds CHINA, Mar 18, 2002 AsiaPort via COMTEX -- As Hong Kong and Macao Special Administrative Regions SARs are independent members of WTO, it's hard for the AsiaInfo...
Tags: mainland, SARS, World Trade Organization
Research articles 2002-03-18
BMCC: 5 EMPLOYEES INFECTED SARS 2 FACTORIES STOPPED OPERATING G
AsiaInfo Services 06-02-2003 BMCC: 5 Employees Infected SARS 2 Factories Stopped Operating BEIJING, Jun 02, 2003 SinoCast via COMTEX -- Five cases of SARS and four possible cases of the disease forced Matsushita Electric's two arms in Beijing AsiaInfo Services...
Tags: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd., SARS
Research articles 2003-06-02
SARS Corp. Retains Capital Group Communications Inc. as Its Investor Relations Firm
SEATTLE -- SARS Corporation (OTCBB:SARO) ("SARS" or the "Company") today announced it has retained Capital Group Communications, Inc. ("CGC") to provide professional investor relations and communications services. CGC's investor relations team will provide strategic counsel designed to effectively deliver the SARS story to the financial community and SARS shareholders. Additionally,...
Tags: investor relations, SARS
Research articles 2007-10-24
Chinese patient may be infected with so far unknown SARS virus varient
BEIJING, AFP ? Confusion over whether a suspected SARS patient in China has the disease has deepened with tests suggesting he may have been infected by a new strain of the virus, according to media reports. The report from south China's Guangdong province, where the patient is being treated...
Tags: patient, SARS, World Health Organization
Research articles 2004-01-02
Rowan Companies Expands Use of SARS Intelitrax to Include Fleet of Land Rigs
Platform Flexibility Offers Single Solution for Tracking Rowan's Oil Rigs, Buoys and Helicopters SEATTLE -- SARS Corp. (OTCBB:SARO) ("SARS"), a leading provider of remote asset management and telematics solutions, today announced that Rowan Companies, Inc. (NYSE:RDC) ("Rowan") has expanded its use of the SARS Intelitrax tracking service to include...
Tags: Rowan Companies Inc.
Research articles 2007-11-26
China goes on alert for SARS after suspected case found
BEIJING AFP ? China stepped up its nationwide alert for a possible outbreak of the deadly Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome SARS, a day after a man in Guangdong province in the south was diagnosed as a suspected case. The patient, a 32-year old freelance journalist from a southern China...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Beijing, China, fever, patient, SARS
Research articles 2003-12-28
WHO says China patient may have been exposed to SARS coronavirus
BEIJING AFP ? The World Health Organization WHO said initial tests suggested a suspected Chinese SARS patient may have been "slightly exposed" to the SARS coronavirus at some point. This was the preliminary conclusion from a virus neutralization test, which has been used only once so far, the WHO...
Tags: patient, SARS, virus, World Health Organization
Research articles 2004-01-02
PHILIPPINE ECONOMY TO GROW 4% IN '03 IF SARS IS CONTAINED: ADB.
MANILA, April 28 Asia Pulse - The Asian Development Bank ADB sees the Philippine economy growing by 4.0 per cent in 2003 and 4.5 per cent in 2004, provided the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome SARS is quickly brought under control. In a press briefing on ADB's Asian Development...
Tags: Asian Development Bank, SARS
Research articles 2003-04-28
WHO CLARIFIES THAT PHILIPPINES HAS NO LOCAL SARS TRANSMISSIONS.
MANILA, May 1 Asia Pulse - If the World Health Organization WHO cumulative number of reported cases of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome SARS is considered the basis, the Philippines is still without locally or indigenous transmissions of the killer pneumonia and can be still considered SARS-free. The latest...
Tags: SARS, World Health Organization
Research articles 2003-05-01
TAIWAN TOPS WORLD LIST IN NUMBER OF NEW SARS CASES: WHO.
GENEVA, May 28 Asia Pulse - With 62 new probable severe acute respiratory syndrome SARS cases over the past two days, Taiwan continues to top the world list in terms of the speed of the spread of the disease in a given area, the World Health Organization WHO said Monday....
Tags: SARS, World Health Organization
Research articles 2003-05-28
EXPERTS WARN OF SARS' PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT ON ASIAN ECONOMY.
BEIJING, May 14 Asia Pulse - Asian countries should fight the fear caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome SARS, which could have a negative impact to economic development, experts said at a forum yesterday. Agreeing on the temporary influence of SARS, economists were greatly concerned about handling economic...
Tags: Asian Development Bank, SARS
Research articles 2003-05-14
Animal ban lifted despite SARS
BEIJING -- A ban on the sale of civet cats in China has been lifted despite the creature's possible link to the spread of SARS -- a sign that economic concerns are trumping medical precautions barely a season after the height of SARS. "Starting to sell them in...
Tags: China, Harvard University, SARS
Research articles 2003-08-17
Southern China bracing for return of SARS, bird flu
GUANGZHOU, China AFP — Health officials in Guangdong province are beefing up medical surveillance ahead of a mass exodus of migrant workers for the Chinese New Year holiday amid fears the deadly SARS virus could return. Guangdong is where the first case of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome appeared two...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, SARS
Research articles 2005-01-23
China lifts ban on cat linked to SARS spread
BEIJING -- A ban on the sale of civet cats in China has been lifted despite the creature's possible link to the spread of SARS -- a sign that economic concerns are trumping medical precautions barely a season after the height of SARS. "Starting to sell them...
Tags: China, Harvard University, SARS
Research articles 2003-08-16
Taiwan drops from SARS list.
Jul 08, 2003 (The Asian Wall Street Journal - ABIX via COMTEX) The World Health Organization WHO has removed Taiwan from its list of countries affected by severe acute respiratory syndrome SARS. Harlem Brundtland, the director general of the WHO, announced the news on...
Tags: SARS, World Health Organization
Research articles 2003-07-08
SARS to further reduce GDP forecasts for East and Southeast Asia.
M2 PRESSWIRE-12 May 2003-ADB: SARS to further reduce GDP forecasts for East and Southeast AsiaC1994-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:05122003 MANILA, PHILIPPINES -- A new Asian Development Bank ADB economic report on the impact of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome SARS on Asian...
Tags: Asian Development Bank, East, SARS
Research articles 2003-05-12
ADB prepares action plan to address SARS.
M2 PRESSWIRE-12 May 2003-ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK: ADB prepares action plan to address SARSC1994-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:05122003 MANILA, PHILIPPINES -- The Asian Development Bank ADB has set up a multidisciplinary task force to assess the impact of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome...
Tags: Asian Development Bank, SARS
Research articles 2003-05-12