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But come to David Gardner’s and we’ll help you discover the power of diamonds. dAVld QARONER'S Jewelers ♦ Gemologists Chimney Hill Retail Plaza 701 University East, Suite 403 College Station, TX 77840 (409) 846-4151 Page 4 The Battalion Monday, March 9, Latin American epidemic reaches U.S Travelers, immigrants transport contagious cholera virus across bordei LOS ANGELES (AP) - While a cholera epidemic in Latin America is unlikely to spread to the United States, health officials expect spo radic outbreaks of the disease borne by travelers, immigrants and imported food. “We are not expecting a huge increase. We do expect some cases because of people traveling in and out of epidemic areas," said Dr. Due Vugia, an epidemiologist at the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta. The latest U.S. outbreak began Feb. 14 when at least 76 people — including 71 Americans — got the diarrhea-causing, bacterial disease on an Aerolineas Argentinas flight from Buenos Aires, Argentina, to Los Angeles, with a stopover in Lima, Peru. Investigators said Friday that cold seafood salad from a caterer in the Peruvian capital was the most likely cause of the outbreak on Flight 386, which carried 356 passengers and crew members. The caterer earlier denied respon sibility. The outbreak put the number of U.S. cholera infections so far this year well above the 26 cases reported during 1991 which was the highest reported in the U.S. in years. Most of last year's cases were imported by travelers infected in Latin America or who brought home tainted food, Vugia said. A cholera pandemic — or glob al epidemic — reached Latin America in January 1991. It struck Peru first, then spread through the region. Nearly 400,000 people have become sick, and almost 4,000 have died. Travel between the United States and Latin America will lead to more sporadic cases here, as will occasional imports of tainted food, experts said. “There's no way to stop it at the border," said Dr. Ben Warner, chief of the general infectious dis ease unit at California's Depart ment of Health Services in Berke ley. Cholera is almost always spread by contaminated water or food, especially raw or under cooked fish and shellfish. Infected restaurant workers also can spread the disease by failing to wash their hands after defecating, then handling food, Vugia said. But U.S. restaurant hygiene is generally good. Drinking water and sewage are disinfected, and cholera bacteria are difficult to transmit in numbers large enough to cause illness. So most infected people entering the United States will not spread cholera to anyone else, experts said. In fact, not a single imported case of cholera has been transit ted to another person in the Unit ed States in recent decades, W® er said. “So the chance cholera will tali off in great numbers in metropd tan areas is very remote," he said If cholera ever does spreai from a person who imports ittt others in the United States, sue! outbreaks most likely would ha[ pen “in shantytowns, migrai: camps and any place when sewage comes in contact will food or drinking water," sad Scott Lewis, a state health depan ment spokesman. Cholera usually causes symptoms or mild diarrhea, severe untreated cases can leadt fatal dehydration within houii The disease is easily treated wit fluids and antibiotics. Go fish BILLY MORAN/The Battalion Clay Carbaugh, a sophomore petroleum engineering major from Mount Pleasant, spent Friday afternoon fishing for bass and perch in the lake near Easterwood Airport. Bilingual education increases TEX, meel elect in 5( more RIO CLU MSC SPO spea Mark Call inforr AGG Be at avail: Cam Multi< Marc BIG regis Com: forms FAC COL recru minoi A-2 fi Halls Reyn 9804 STUI Stude 12. presx RHA Police arrest militant Jewish leader Officers search for second suspect in alleged murder-for-hire plot LOS ANGELES (AP) - The chairman of the militant Jewish Defense League, Irv Rubin, was in jail Saturday in an alleged mur der-for-hire plot, and police said they were searching for a second suspect. Rubin, 46, was arrested Friday night as he left a restaurant, said police spokesman Mike Schwehr. Details of the alleged conspira cy were withheld pending a sec ond arrest, Schwehr said. It stemmed from an incident in San Pedro, about 30 miles south of Los Angeles. Rubin, from Monrovia near Los Angeles, denied involvement in a murder plot, said his attorney, Steven Goldberg. Rubin was held without bail. “He has no idea where they're coming from or what they're based on. He does not know who the alleged victim is supposed to be/' Goldberg said. In 1985, Rubin succeeded Meir Kahane as league chairman when the group splintered into the Los Angeles-based Jewish Defense League and the New York-based Jewish Defense Organization. Goldberg said police told him the allegations did not involve the JDL. The league has advocated use of violence in the Arab-Israeli con flict. It was founded in the early 1960s by Kahane, who was mur dered in New York on Nov. 5, 1990. League members regularly protest speeches by leaders they consider anti-Semitic. An Egyptian-born Muslim was acquitted of murder in Kahane's slaying but convicted of wound ing two men as he fled the scene. SAN ANTONIO (AP) Heightened interest in U.S.-Met co business dealings is leading new bilingual popularity onbot; sides of the border, languag school officials say. Enrollment in Spanish dasse at Berlitz language centers Texas alone increased 60 percer between 1989 and 1991, a schoe' spokeswoman said. “Institutional enrollment- that is, companies enrolling er ployees — went up even mor during that same period, to' percent," said Patricia Sze, direi tor of marketing for Berlitz Inte national Inc. And in Mexico, where Englii classes are booming, Sze said,e: rollment increased 70 percent dr ing the same period. “The fervor over the (Norf American Free-Trade) agreeiw has people all over Mexico ns" ing to learn English," said Si . Decanini o£Monterrey, MexitH Eurosistemas del Norte. Enrollment for English class by Mexicans was so great summer that the extension schoi of the National Autonomous Un versity of Mexico in San Antoni was forced to rent out space froi the nearby Plaza San Antonio! hold overflow classe spokeswoman Carmen Santiaf said. Colleges and universities als are reporting higher enrollment in Spanish courses. “The study of foreign Ian guages is on an upswing national ly, and that's good," said Franl Pino, Foreign Language Depart ment head at the University Texas at San Antonio. Even Gov. Richards' securit detail wants Spanish lessons, spokeswoman for Richards said STUi Requ orgar MSC the D Stude more TEXi COA Publb Comr and comn Colie 1300 6170 CLA this i forrr VEG p.m at 8‘ m s Tension Headache? Individuals with moderate to severe Tension Headaches wanted to participate in a 4-hour headache relief research study with an investigational medication in tablet form. Flexible hours. $75 incentive for individuals who are chosen and complete the study. Daily, till 6:30 776-0400. % V i v i % % i * Asthma Study WANTED: Individuals, age 12-65, with mild to moderate asthma to participate in a clinical research study for 6 weeks with an investigational medication in inhaler form. 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