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Martinique fever dispute
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The U.S. State Department is warning that there has been an
outbreak of dengue fever in Martinique "which may lead to an
epidemic," but the island's tourism publicists dispute the warning.
Myron Clements, who handles public relations for the French West
Indies island, says the outbreak is "just a rumor." The disease was
a topic at a recent Caribbean health conference, where Martinique
o...
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