Mystery illness has yet to strike Japan: Ministry panel

TOKYO, Japan - A health ministry official (standing) tells a panel meeting March 26 that all seven patients in Japan suspected of being infected with a deadly mystery illness are not suffering from severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), ministry officials said. The panel determined that the seven are not infected with SARS, given that their symptoms are relatively mild and there have been no reports of secondary infection.

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