China culls 10,000 civet cats in bid to control SARS

CHINA has ordered the slaughter of 10,000 civet cats and related species by the weekend to contain a possible SARS outbreak.

Tue, 06 Jan, 2004 - 00:00

Tests linked a virus found in the animals, regarded as a delicacy in China, to a patient confirmed yesterday as the country's first SARS case since an outbreak of the disease was contained in July.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) prescribed caution in the civet cull.

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