SARS enters U.S. through San Jose via Japan

[cstaylor]

Virus Quarantines Flight From Tokyo

An American Airlines flight from Tokyo was quarantined on the tarmac at San Jose's airport Tuesday after four people on board complained of symptoms like those reported from the mysterious new illness spreading through Asia, airline and city health officials said

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[ramchop]

False alarm?

According to the California Department of Health Services, two of the five tested negative for the syndrome in initial examinations conducted on the plane. The other three were also confirmed not to have been infected with SARS at the hospital.