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"Infectious Disease: Blowing in the Wind" [1]

An uncommon and little-understood disease called Kawasaki disease may actually be spread by seasonal winds from Central Asia, new research strongly suggests. The sometimes fatal disease has been able to cross the Pacific to the United States.

Jennifer Frazer reports for Nature News April 4, 2012. [2]

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Source: Nature News [2], 04/06/2012
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