Video: A Quiet Outbreak Sickens 3,000 in Northwest China

A recent Caixin investigation has found that thousands of residents around a biopharmaceutical plant in the northwestern city of Lanzhou have fallen ill. Last summer, they were exposed to a highly contagious and hard-to-treat disease as a result of contaminated factory exhaust. Most of the patients tested positive for brucellosis antibodies, but few have been formally diagnosed.

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A Year On, a Quieter Outbreak Still Sickens Thousands in Northwest China

Contact editor Michael Bellart (michaelbellart@caixin.com)

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