(1)SARS infection in rural China on rise

(1)SARS infection in rural China on rise

BEIJING, China - A health official sprays disinfectant on a truck at the entrance to a village on the outskirts of Beijing on May 13. Health experts in China have warned of increasing cases of SARS infection in the country's rural areas, saying that farmers account for about 6ARS patients. (Kyodo)

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