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World Service,11 Dec 1998,28 mins

Three deadly diseases

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A report on three illnesses which could pose a threat to us all in the new millennium. A new strain of bubonic plague has raised concern over a new 'black death'. The programme also includes a report on HIV and Aids and Alzheimer's disease.

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