A Retrospective Review of Evidence of SARs Causation in Light of the MERS and Ebola Epidemics

14 Pages Posted: 5 Nov 2014

See all articles by Barbara Pfeffer Billauer

Barbara Pfeffer Billauer

Institute of World Politics; International Program in Bioethics, U. of Porto; Foundation for Law and Science Centers, Inc.

Date Written: October 1, 2014

Abstract

A retrospective review of SARS causal proof demonstrates that Koch's postulates have not been satisfied in attempts to replicate the initial claim. Most researchers attribute this to different strains being analyzed. This study compares diagnostic criteria with laboratory studies, pathology and epidemiology, and suggests that rather than two different strains being responsible for the failure to replicate the original study, different organisms may have been circulating in different parts of the world.

Keywords: SARs, koch's postulates, causal connection, MERS, EBOLA, Avian Flu, chlamydia, paramyxaviridae

JEL Classification: C90, D83, I10, I12, I19

Suggested Citation

Billauer, Barbara P., A Retrospective Review of Evidence of SARs Causation in Light of the MERS and Ebola Epidemics (October 1, 2014). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2516219 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2516219

Barbara P. Billauer (Contact Author)

Institute of World Politics ( email )

1521 16th St NW,
Washington, DC
United States
+1 202-462-2101 (Phone)

International Program in Bioethics, U. of Porto ( email )

Rua Dr. Roberto Frias
4200-464 Porto
Portugal

Foundation for Law and Science Centers, Inc. ( email )

1020 16th Street NW
Suite LL1
Washington, DC 20036
United States
972 54 344 6055 (Phone)

Do you have negative results from your research you’d like to share?

Paper statistics

Downloads
48
Abstract Views
664
PlumX Metrics