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...called 'fièvre aphteuse' in France, 'fiebre aftosa' in Spain, 'Maul-und-Klauenseuche' in Germany and 'mundog klovsyge' in Denmark. It is harmless to humans and does not even kill most infected animals. Yet foot-and-mouth disease was arousing anxiety throughout the world last week, and the virus that causes the ailment in pigs, sheep and cattle was closing borders, destroying livelihoods and bringing to a standstill much of the world's trade in beef, pork and lamb...
...Little Jade hasn't already been exposed to the HIV virus, she probably will be soon. In China, according to some foreign health workers, the number of AIDS cases is increasing at a rate of 30% annually. Health authorities now concede that the official national figure of 20,098 HIV cases is a tiny fraction of the reality: around 600,000 cases. Following the usual pattern, the disease is spreading fastest among China's intravenous drug users and among an estimated 4 million to 10 million sex workers, most of whom don't insist their clients use condoms...
...called fièvre aphteuse in France, fiebre aftosa in Spain, Maul-und-Klauenseuche in Germany and mundog klovsyge in Denmark. It is harmless to humans and does not even kill most infected animals. Yet foot-and-mouth disease was arousing anxiety throughout the world last week, and the virus that causes the ailment in pigs, sheep and cattle was closing borders, destroying livelihoods and bringing to a standstill much of the world's trade in beef, pork and lamb...
Wang said he wanted to help determine the extent of the problem to help with possible prevention and contribute to a better understanding of the source of the virus...
House officials said they welcome new information about the virus, though they do not think the evidence Wang has compiled will be useful...