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Updated at 5:47 p.m., Monday, July 21, 2008

Aloha Medical Mission surprised by what it found in Myanmar

Associated Press

The leader of the only U.S. medical team to enter Myanmar since a cyclone struck in early May says his team treated respiratory infections and gastrointestinal problems during a recent two-week trip.

Dr. Carl Lum of Aloha Medical Mission says his team didn't encounter cases of malaria, cholera and dengue fever as expected.

Lum says cyclone-related illnesses his team of 25 doctors and nurses encountered included stress-induced diarrhea and post-traumatic stress disorder.

Aloha Medical Mission gained access to Myanmar because it was sponsored by a revered Buddhist monk.

Over 84,000 people died in the cyclone and more than 50,000 are missing and presumed dead.