print email comment close Civet Cat URL: http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/sars/civetcat.html Description: Background information on the civet cat and its potential link to the SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) virus in China. Includes a photograph of the animal. From the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). Publisher: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) Extra Keywords mongoose, ringtail, cacomistle, health, severe acute respiratory syndrome, coronavirus, Viverridae, journalism Library of Congress Subject Headings: Animals as carriers of disease SARS (Disease) Viverridae -- China LII Database Information: Record 3514 created by Carol Terry on 01/05/2004 Last modification on 01/06/2004 Last review by Charlotte Bagby on 11/09/2006 Published: 01/05/2004   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/3514