For the Record - July 26, 2008
Surfing: An article on the U.S. Open surfing competition in Friday’s Sports section said one of the hazards of the travel required of professional surfers was “water-borne illnesses such as malaria.” Malaria is not a water-borne disease. It is caused by a parasite carried by mosquitoes.
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