Health Board: SARS may have reached Ireland

The mystery disease that's baffling doctors around the globe may have arrived in Ireland.

Tue, 18 Mar, 2003 - 18:05

The mystery disease that's baffling doctors around the globe may have arrived in Ireland.

The Department of Health and Children, the National Disease Surveillance Centre and the Eastern Regional Health Authority have all this evening revealed that a Dublin hospital is investigating a suspect case of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome.

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