今天,当所有注意力都被禽流感所吸引时,SARS、艾滋病、疯牛病等其他人兽共患病似乎远离了公众的视野。然而,科学家们却始终没有放弃对这些疾病元凶的追踪。近几个月,好几个独立的研究小组在 SARS自然宿主、SARS 病毒变异及感染过程等关键环节都取得了新的突破。这也对进一步认识近些年频发的人兽共患病提供了新的证据。 Today, when all attention is drawn to the bird flu, other zoonoses, such as SARS, AIDS, mad cow disease, seem far from the public eye. However, scientists have never given up tracking the culprits of these diseases. In recent months, several independent research groups have made new breakthroughs in such key links as SARS natural host, SARS virus mutation and infection process. This also provides new evidence for further understanding of the frequent zoonosis in recent years.