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Scleroderma/Lupus Cluster in South Boston
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Medical Mystery In South Boston Probed. Officials Report High Number Of Disease Cases. Scleroderma is rare, but is striking an unusually high number of people in South Boston. TheBostonChannel 12/15/04.
WGBH PBS aired a half-hour special on Scleroderma/Lupus in South Boston. 6-1-01.
ABC's Nightline aired a segment of the PBS documentary about the scleroderma cluster in South Boston. 3/30/01.
Sick in South Boston: A Search for Answers. Aired on PBS 3-30-01.
South Boston Lupus/Scleroderma Outbreak. The Boston Phoenix newspaper published an article about the lupus/scleroderma outbreak in the South Boston area. 9-30-99.
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