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Article: Scurvy Cases Reported in France

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September 26, 1996
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Scurvy, a potentially fatal disease long believed to have been eliminated in developed nations, has been found in France again.

A hospital in Seine-Saint-Denis in Paris said doctors there have reported 11 cases of scurvy and they believe the number of patients actually suffering from the disease could be larger.

Doctors at the hospital said some of the patients contracted the disease through ...

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