Alternative epidemiological explanations have been put forward, along with the observation that the disease disappeared from almost every other European city around the same time.

Experts say they expect the disease to disappear completely by 2002.

None of the children died and the disease disappeared in December 1864.

The disease disappeared here around the end of June.

Soon after the powders were taken off the market, pink disease disappeared.

Improvement in the skin can occur spontaneously, but this should not be taken as a sign that the disease has disappeared.

In fact, in the majority of cases, the disease appears only briefly and disappears on its own.

In the other half the disease either remained the same, improved, or disappeared.

These cases are worrying, because they were confirmed three months after the disease had disappeared there.

Thirdly, the disease is not disappearing despite the ban on meal.