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Chris Smith: We cannot afford to assume that what may seem to be exotic diseases only happen to people in other countries.

On the recordApril 14, 2015
We cannot afford to assume that what may seem to be exotic diseases only happen to people in other countries.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Smith warns against underestimating the threat of diseases from abroad.

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