Adding Injury to Insult (And Civil Strife)


	Adding Injury to Insult (And Civil Strife)

rfnajera

12-24-2007 10:15 AM

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rift valley fever, sudan, disease, who, epidemiology, infection, infectious

rfnajera says:

Those folks in the Sudan just can't catch a break!

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12-24-2007 10:29 AM

suzikoh

and meningitis is raging through Northern and Central Italy... but they keep saying no case for alarm.. They won't be able to cope with mass vaccination... not enough vaccines... besides, in the meantime conscientious mothers are paying 30euro for the vaccination per child.....
Hushshshshsh.....

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