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Rat Plague Is Under Control in Hunan

Hunan Province said yesterday it has taken effective measures to prevent epidemics after about two billion rats chomped through crops around Dongting Lake. ...full story at china.org.cn

from china.org.cn on Fri, Jul 20 2007

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12 Jul 07 visit 2 Billion Mice  »  YouTube videoVideo from CCTV News,Floods brought the Dongting lake(Hunan, China) rised, approximately 2 billion mice moved away from dongting lake to Yiyang and Yueyang, about 2.2 million(90 ton) mice been killed.
19 Jul 07 visit Rat plague is under control, says Hunan  »  Shanghai Daily CENTRAL China's Hunan Province said yesterday it has taken effective measures to prevent epidemics after about two billion rats chomped through crops around Dongting Lake.
11 Jul 07 visit Disease fears  »  Shanghai Daily AUTHORITIES are on the alert for possible disease outbreaks after an estimated two billion rats chomped through crops in 22 counties around Dongting Lake in central China's Hunan Province.
12 Jul 07 visit Central China on Disease Alert After Rats Invade  »  china.org.cn Authorities are on the alert for possible disease outbreaks after an estimated 2 billion rats chomped their way through crops in 22 counties around Dongting Lake in central China's Hunan Province.
10 Jul 07 visit 2 Billion Mice Poised to Overrun Hunan  »  china.org.cn An estimated 2 billion field mice are chomping their way hungrily through crops in 22 counties around the Dongting Lake in central China's Hunan Province after their homes on islands in the lake were flooded.
09 Jul 07 visit Last-ditch bid to repel ravenous rodents  »  Shanghai Daily AN estimated two billion field mice are chomping their way hungrily through crops in 22 counties around the Dongting Lake in central China's Hunan Province.

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