Expert probes health issues among tsunami survivors in northern Japan

A researcher (R) from Tohoku University's International Institute of Disaster Science asks a woman questions about her children's allergies on Oct. 24, 2015, in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan. The institute is studying whether mold and ticks found in temporary housing for survivors of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami have caused allergies among children. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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