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Published online 7 April 2004 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news040405-4

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Bug brings mud-lovers to their knees

Australian medics give footballers a health warning.

Rolling around in the mud has failed to win a clean bill of health. Those who indulge could end up with more than a hefty laundry bill, says a team of Australian infectious-disease experts.

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