Gov't urged to boost measures against infectious diseases

Gov't urged to boost measures against infectious diseases

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the Health Sciences Council's infectious diseases subcommittee meet in Tokyo on Aug. 14. The health ministry panel recommended boosting the government's measures against infectious diseases, particularly new ones such as SARS, those that can be used as biological weapons and those carried by imported pets.

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