Tracing SARS-Coronavirus Variant with Large Genomic Deletion

kill, or sell food animals, and persons who prepare and serve food.(More than one third of the cases in China with onset of SARS before February 1, 2003, were in food handlers [3].); 2) public transportation workers and airline crew (4); and 3) laboratory workers handling samples or items contaminated with SARS-associated coronavirus (5).In Singapore, 2 taxi drivers were infected after ferrying SARS patients to healthcare facilities, and 1 Singapore Airlines cabin attendant came down with the infection after a flight with infected passengers on board.Occupationally acquired SARS infections have been documented in Singapore, Taiwan, and Beijing.Clearly, occupational health responses are needed in these occupational settings.The recognition of SARS as an occupational disease has broader implications.Depending on country legislation, persons who contract SARS while performing their work may be eligible for worker's compensation.Employers would be obligated to provide a safe and healthy workplace for their employees.