{"id":25303,"date":"2006-08-22T16:07:00","date_gmt":"2006-08-22T16:07:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2020-05-14T18:34:02","modified_gmt":"2020-05-14T18:34:02","slug":"303-snails-cause-meningitis-in-beijing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/en\/uncategorized\/303-snails-cause-meningitis-in-beijing\/","title":{"rendered":"Snails cause meningitis in Beijing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Sixteen of those who have contracted the disease are gravely ill and have been admitted to hospital.<\/p>\n<p>All of the patients ate raw or undercooked Amazonian snails in restaurants serving Sichuan-style dishes, the Xinhua news agency reported.&nbsp;<\/p><\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>The latest reports from State media also blame crop destruction in southwest China on the Amazonian snail. 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