"I think people, wherever they come from, are at risk," said Maguire, an epidemiologist from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. He declined to comment further and said he had not been familiar with Aro's case.
The four members of the WHO team met yesterday with officials of the Guangdong provincial Center for Disease Control, said team spokesman Chris Powell. One member also visited a hospital in Guangdong's capital, Guangzhou.
The WHO team, which includes specialists who work in the United States, Germany, Wales and Bangladesh, planned to stay in Guangdong through Tuesday.
SARS has killed at least 96 people and sickened more than 2,300 in more than a dozen countries. Symptoms include high fever, aches, dry cough and shortness of breath. No cure has been found, although Chinese doctors said they have successfully treated cases with a mixture of Western and traditional Chinese medicines.
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