Health officials are ready, but people continue to eat wild animals, despite suspicions the disease jumped the species barrier
It is almost a year to the day since Pang Zuoyou became the world's first known Sars patient.
Now he is the epitome of good health and the health scare that gripped the world has started to become a distant memory in his Guangdong village.
As locals prepare for winter, some precautions are being taken to better combat the disease should it re-emerge, but many people have started eating wild animals again, despite fears that they could be carrying the virus that causes Sars.
The disease is believed to have jumped the species barrier to infect humans.
Mr Pang fell ill on November 16 last year and, much later, was found to be suffering from severe acute respiratory syndrome.
In his spacious office at the Bitang village committee yesterday morning, the elected deputy chief's cheeks glowed with good health.
