31.   Although hundreds of villagers wanted to tell the health officials their problems, the police blocked them.

32.   Although health officials first noticed a drop in the number of cases last year, skeptics felt the decline might have been a statistical fluke.

33.   Although most health officials maintain that the disease is spread to humans only through tick bites, Smith says she got it through a needle stick.

34.   Although gonorrhea and syphilis are at record lows nationally, they are on the rise in some communities of gay and bisexual men, health officials said.

35.   Although most illnesses in the current outbreak were in Texas, health officials also have confirmed cases in California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Oklahoma and Tennessee.

36.   Although health officials cannot say whether the food supply is more or less safe than it was yesterday, Osterholm said many signs indicate the problem is worsening.

37.   Although some health officials recommend periodic testing of wells, homeowners tend to see little reason to worry about something that runs strong, looks clear and tastes right.

38.   AMI Chairman David Pecker said he intends to move the company back into its headquarters if health officials declare it safe.

39.   Among them is an APEC program to link Pacific Rim disease control centers, train health officials how to monitor outbreaks of disease and plan responses.

40.   An Internet chat room for gay men was bombarded with hate mail following media reports that health officials have traced a syphilis outbreak to people who met there.