HONG KONG: As the mystery surrounding the source of the killer SARS virus continues, rumours that animals or pets could carry the disease may have turned some of man's best friends into Hong Kong's worst enemies.
After declaring shortly after the outbreak that the SARS virus was transmitted by droplets from sneezing or coughing, authorities were forced to backtrack after an intense outbreak at Amoy Garden public housing estate infected hundreds of residents.
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