DIPHTHERIA NOW "MOST DANGEROUS DISEASE" IN MOSCOW.

1400 residents of the Russian capital have contracted diphtheriain 1995 and 75 of them have died, the city’s health departmenttold Interfax August 1. That makes diphtheria, a disease thatcan be prevented by simple inoculation, the "most dangerous"disease in Moscow today, the health officials said.

Russian Border Guards to Protect Yakut Resources.