摘要
On September 23rd,the United Kingdom Health Protection Agency(HPA)reported the diagnostic confirmation of a human infection case by a new type of coronavirus(http://www.hpa.org.uk/NewsCentre/NationalPressReleases/2012PressReleases/120923acuterespiratoryillnessidentified/).The patient is a 49-year-old Qatari who suffered from an acute,serious respiratory illness.