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Health officials investigate unusual incidence of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/aplocal_story.asp?category=6420&slug=ID%20Creutzfeldt%20Jakob%20Cluster

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More cases of livestock anthrax are found
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?BRD=1302&dept_id=181981&newsid=14948306&PAG=461&rfi=9

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Off-topic but does anyone else feel suspicious about why this is going on?

[datura]

You know, whenever I read Pro-med Mail, I get the same question in the back of my head.

Dengue fever, for instance - is widespread. Malaria still kills tens of thousands (or more) yearly.