The severe acute respiratory syndrome had more than 8,300 cases and more than 800 deaths between November 2002 and July 2003 .
Between November 2002 and July 2003 , an outbreak of SARS in southern China caused an eventual 8,098 cases , resulting in 774 deaths reported in 37 countries , with the majority of cases in China ( 9.6 % fatality rate ) according to the World Health Organization ( WHO ) .
Severe acute respiratory syndrome