Airport illness all in the mind.

Australian Doctor,  December, 2005  

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by Bianca Nogrady

MJA Hospitalisations following a mysterious "gas leak" that shut down part of a Melbourne Airport in February were probably due to a mass psychogenic illness, according to an Australian researcher.

The Cyoutbreak' on 21 February began when a female newsagency employee collapsed near her workplace from an unknown cause, shortly followed by the collapse of another female employee at the same newsagency.

A domino effect ensued as 57 airport workers, security guards and passengers in the vicinity reported feeling "ill" and were evacuated ...

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