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“scares—SARS, Hong Kong and avian flus, and Japanese encephalitis—originated in Asia, he noted. “If you look at global trends, almost all of the economic growth and all of the urban population growth in the next 20 years will occur in the countries and cities of Asia.” quote by Linda Marsa — Download Open image

““scares—SARS, Hong Kong and avian flus, and Japanese encephalitis—originated in Asia, he noted. “If you look at global trends, almost all of the economic growth and all of the urban population growth in the next 20 years will occur in the countries and cities of Asia.””

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