51.   Chen and pediatrician Dr. Yvonne Bryson reported the case last March in the New England Journal of Medicine, to great fanfare.

52.   Confirmed cases have been reported in Val Verde and Uvalde counties, and likely animal deaths have been reported in Bandera, Edwards, Kinney and Real counties.

53.   Despite its policy, the diocese does sometimes make a judgment call to report cases involving adult victims, she said.

54.   Doctors routinely report cases of certain infectious diseases to health departments as laws and regulations require.

55.   Doctors, teachers and neighbors have been enlisted in the effort to look for and report abuse cases.

56.   Dr. Blank said her team also was reporting the case in the hope that it might result in additional information in the investigation.

57.   Earlier this year, the CDC reported three cases in New York City of meningococcal disease among Muslims returning from the hajj, the pilgrimage to Mecca.

58.   Doctors have reported cases of people eating dirt, hair, chalk, clay, glue and other non-food items.

59.   Even when women report the case, proving a crime is difficult.

60.   Every state requires doctors to report AIDS cases to public health officials.