Snails cause meningitis in Beijing
(Reuters)


<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060821/hl_nm/china_snails_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20060821/i/r1343133466.jpg?x=130&y=68&sig=k6jSupDCGgURQp2A2sh.ug--" align="left" height="68" width="130" alt="A snail is seen in this March 26, 2005 file photo. Eating raw or half-raw snails has led to almost 40 people in Beijing coming down with a parasite causing a form of meningitis, a state newspaper reported on Monday. REUTERS/Russell Boyce" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Eating raw or half-raw snails has led
to almost 40 people in Beijing coming down with meningitis,
state media said on Monday, and the same species is being
blamed for destroying a huge swath of rice crops.</p><br clear="all"/>