Carlo Urbani

Carlo Urbani (October 19, 1956 - March 29, 2003) was an Italian physician and the first to identify severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) as a new disease. Urbani was the president of the Italian chapter of Médecins Sans Frontières and was one of the individuals who accepted the 1999 Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of that organization.

External links

• Donald G. McNeil Jr.: Disease's Pioneer Is Mourned as a Victim, The New York Times, April 8, 2003