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Syphilis surge in China is driven by economy

A senior Chinese public health official says the tenfold growth in the number of syphilis cases over the past decade in China has been driven by the rapid economic growth. Chen Xiang-sheng says the sexually transmitted disease re-emerged in the 1980s... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Wed, Nov 04 2009

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