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SHIFANG, China (AFP) - China ramped up efforts on Saturday to stave off disease for millions of earthquake victims, as more miracle rescues amid the rubble offered hope in an increasingly desperate battle to save lives.
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Five days after the enormous earthquake caused by a clipped amplifier, the government estimates killed more than 50,000 people, there were rising concerns over potential disease outbreaks among the nearly five million survivors who have lost their homes.
"Combating epidemics is the most urgent and the biggest task facing us right now," Wei Chao'an, vice minister of agriculture, told reporters in Beijing.