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May 2008
- Deadly China Virus Not Seen as Olympic Threat
  
  newser | Guardian (UK) | May 5, 08 7:10 AM CDT
  
  The outbreak of a deadly virus in China hasn’t peaked yet—but it won’t affect the Beijing Games, a World Health Organization rep said. “I don't see it at all as a threat to the Olympics or any upcoming events,” he noted. Enterovirus 71 has killed 24 children and infected thousands, the Guardian reports. But the highest volume of cases is usually seen in June and July, WHO said. More »
  
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  China • 2008 Beijing Olympics • disease • outbreak • virus • World Health Organization • Enterovirus 71
- Deadly Virus Hits Kids in China
  
  newser | BBC | May 2, 08 8:57 AM CDT
  
  Almost 3,000 children living in the eastern Chinese province of Anhui have been infected with a deadly intestinal virus. At least 21 children have died of Enterovirus 71, a highly contagious malady whose cause remains unknown, reports state-run media. Most of the victims have been children under the age of 6, reports the BBC. More »
  
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  China • children • public health • epidemic • SARS • Enterovirus 71

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