Flood health risks exist, but common sense rules
Tuesday, June 17, 2008 - 17:14
in Health & Medicine
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Public health threats rise to the surface during a flood like the one in the Midwest with animal waste runoff from farms and overflowing city sewer lines. But people are usually smart enough to avoid what can make them sick, experts say....
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