世界卫生组织宣布，一种前所未见的冠状病毒是严重急性呼吸道综合征（SARS）的致病体1。这一重大发现由来自加拿大、法国、德国、香港、日本、荷兰、新加坡、英国、美国及中国等10个国家的13个实验室通过国际协作在过去三周内完成1。WHO宣传代表David Heymann表示："由于来自世界各地实验室的特殊合作，我们现在确切地知道是什么导致了SARS"1。
该冠状病毒被正式命名为"SARS病毒"1。这一确认是基于初步迹象表明该病毒为冠状病毒家族的新成员1。随着病因的确立，科学家可以进一步开发诊断工具、特异性治疗方法和疫苗1。Dr Carlo Urbani于2003年3月29日在曼谷因该疾病逝世1。
The World Health Organization announced that a previously unknown coronavirus is responsible for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).1 This breakthrough was achieved through international collaboration among 13 laboratories from 10 countries—Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, the Netherlands, Singapore, the United Kingdom, the United States, and China—over the course of three weeks.1 Dr. David Heymann stated: "Because of an extraordinary collaboration among laboratories from countries around the world, we now know with certainty what causes SARS."1
With the causative agent now confirmed, researchers can proceed to develop diagnostic tools, targeted treatments, and vaccines against the disease.1 The discovery comes amid significant loss to the medical community: Dr. Carlo Urbani, who played a crucial role in identifying the outbreak, died from the disease in Bangkok on March 29, 2003.1
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