Tsunami update
Nature is reporting that there have been no major outbreaks of cholera among survivors of the tsunami, as was feared. But there are fears that respiratory diseases, especially pneumonia, may be a bigger threat.
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Nature also reports that quick mass burials, as seen in Indonesia in the days following the tsunami, are not needed. Fears of health risks posed by bodies are unfounded, they report.
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