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Bad luck caused outbreak, WHO says

HONG KONG The circumstances under which SARS infected 1,706 people and killed 23 in the territory harken back to other plagues in history -- poor plumbing and hygene

AP , HONG KONG

An ill Chinese medical professor visiting the Metropole in late February infected 16 people who spent time on the ninth floor. They in turn spread SARS throughout Hong Kong and to three other places that suffered fatal outbreaks: Vietnam, Canada and Singapore.

Feldmann said the investigators did not find any problem with the sewage or ventilation systems at the hotel.

People probably caught the virus in common areas like hallways, he said.

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