71.   Unlike some regions of central Africa, AIDS has yet to reach epidemic proportions that wipe out villages and communities.

72.   He said AIDS had already reached epidemic proportions in Vietnam, Thailand and Cambodia.

73.   They were the first confirmed cases of the highly-infectious pneumonic plague outside western India where the disease has reached epidemic proportions.

74.   Until now, Russia has officially had a relatively low incidence of the disease, but Narkevich said the new figures show the disease is reaching epidemic proportions.

75.   Straggling reached epidemic proportions, but little was done.

76.   The disease had taken on epidemic proportions in rain-hit areas of the desert state.