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China Reports World's First SARS Death in Nine Months (Update2)

April 30 (Bloomberg) -- China today reported the first SARS death worldwide since the World Health Organization declared the disease under control globally nine months ago.

The Health Ministry said the death of a woman in the southern province of Anhui on April 19 was caused by SARS, according to a statement. She had cared for her daughter, who spread the disease after catching it while working in a virology laboratory in Beijing. The daughter is recovering.

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