Study expected to show SARS death-rate higher than previously thought

A study by a leading authority on infectious diseases is expected to show that SARS will kill a high proportion of those who have become infected than was previously thought.

A study by a leading authority on infectious diseases is expected to show that SARS will kill a high proportion of those who have become infected than was previously thought.Professor Roy Anderson, from Imperial College London, has carried out the first detailed analysis of the spread of the virus in Hong Kong, where 115 people have died.Observers say the study will indicate that the virus has a higher death rate than the five per cent previously estimated by the World Health Organisation.(Source: ABC, Saturday, April 26, 2003. 8:22pm (AEST))