KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s experience in dealing with the Nipah virus has helped stop the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) from spreading locally, said the World Health Organisation (WHO).
WHO regional representative Dr Joel Vanderburg said the Nipah outbreak in 1998-1999 had turned into a “silver lining that came out of a tragedy”.
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