New Suspected SARS Case Emerges in China

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By TED ANTHONY, Associated Press Writer

BEIJING - Another suspected case of SARS (news - web sites) emerged in southern China on Sunday as international medical investigators scoured an apartment block to determine if it played any role in the infection of a man who lived there — the season's only confirmed case of the virus so far.

The man does not have a job that involves handling wild animals and the source of the possible SARS infection was still being investigated, Tsang said.

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The other suspected case a 20-year-old waitress, was announced last week. She has been isolated for treatment.

The only confirmed case, a 32-year-old television producer named Luo, left the hospital last week and was pronounced recovered. He told authorities he came into contact with no wild animals, and the source of his SARS remains a mystery.

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