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Mass hysteria rife in 70s and 80s

Nothing new: The report on mass hysteria published by The Star on Oct 13, 1972.

GEORGE TOWN: The mass hysteria outbreak grabbing headlines lately after it struck a few schools in Pengkalan Chepa, Kelantan, is not new.

In the 1970s and 1980s, there were reports of it happening among female workers in Penang factories.

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