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...pecially in respect to travel or contact with people from specific areas," said Dan Epstein, an information officer with the Pan American Health Organization division of WHO. For people who are younger than 45, the raised mortality rate does not necessitate more precautions against the virus, Epstein said. The latest analysis includes data from Canada, China, Hong Kong, Singapore and Vietnam. WHO spokeswoman Christine McNab said a more complete collection of data on the disease led to the fatality rate revision -- something WHO had said would happen as more information came together. "Having said that, it's much lower for people who are young," she said. "For example, 1 percent of people under age 24 will die, but 50 percent of people over age 65. So that 14 or 15 percent is very much an average." The SARS mortality rate is much higher than the flu or colds, which are similarly contracted viral afflictions, Epstein said. ...