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Experts Question Civet Slaughter, Link to SARS

By Richard Knox

Published January 5, 2004 at 9:00 PM PST

This story was published more than 21 years ago.

China has ordered the slaughter of over 10,000 feline animals called civets after a new case of SARS was recently confirmed there. Civets are suspected of transmitting SARS to humans, but the theory has not yet been proven. Some worry that those carrying out the killings could contract the virus from the animals. Hear NPR's Richard Knox.

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Richard Knox

Since he joined NPR in 2000, Knox has covered a broad range of issues and events in public health, medicine, and science. His reports can be heard on NPR's Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Weekend Edition, Talk of the Nation, and newscasts.

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