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John in hospital with dengue fever

By Dan Rafael
ESPN.com

Saturday, October 24, 2009

Featherweight titlist Chris John is in the hospital in his native Indonesia battling a case of dengue fever, adviser Sampson Lewkowicz told ESPN.com on Saturday. "It is not life or training threatening and [John] will return to training shortly," Lewkowicz said. Dengue fever is a virus-based disease typically spread by mosquitoes. Lewkowicz said John has been hospitalized for three days. He said John, 30, is planning to attend to the WBA's annual convention, which begins Nov. 16 in Colombia. ...

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