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Saturday, September 18, 2004Authorities in Singapore have expressed concern about the rising death toll from the tropical disease melioidosis. Twenty-three of the 57 people diagnosed with the soil-born disease from January to July died, health officials said. This pointed to a mortality rate of 47% - three times as much as with the deadly respiratory infection Sars. The high death toll led officials to investigate whether Singapore may have been targeted by a biological warfare attack - but this was ruled out. Melioidosis is listed by the US government as a potential bacteriological weapon. ....Singapore has an annual average of 67 cases and 12 deaths from the disease. More about the disease here. It's actually very common in Southeast Asia. posted by Sydney on 9/18/2004 07:40:00 PM 2 comments 2 Comments:
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