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COPYRIGHT 2005 South Florida Sun-Sentinal
Byline: Bob Lamendola
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. _ Beyond the risk of drowning, the foul floodwaters swamping New Orleans and the Gulf Coast carry a daunting slew of health dangers in the coming weeks and months.
Waterborne diseases such as hepatitis, as well as mold and toxic chemicals, likely washed into Hurricane Katrina's floods, infectious disease experts said Wednesday. Disease-carrying mosquitoes will breed in the standing water, and venomous snakes normally seen only on rivers may float into contact with...
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