U.S. government names SARS a select agent, restricting labs that work on virus

The Centers for Disease Control has added SARS to the list of select agents in the United States, a move designed to try to ensure the virus stays within the confines of highly regulated laboratories.

Michael Osterholm, Ph.D., School of Public Health, said the emergence of the new virus underscores that coronaviruses can will likely return.

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