‘Hundreds’ likely affected by virus: researchers

London, Jan 18 (AFP/APP): The number of people infected by a mystery SARS-like virus is likely hundreds more than officially reported, researchers have said. Authorities have said pneumonia linked to the virus has hit at least 41 people, with the outbreak centred around a seafood market. But a paper published Friday by scientists with the MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis at Imperial College in London said the number of those affected was likely to be well over a thousand. The scientists at the Centre — which advises bodies including the World Health Organization — said they estimated a … Continue reading ‘Hundreds’ likely affected by virus: researchers