Kawasaki disease affects about 4,000 children a year in the United States, but many more in Asia. As a consequence, even the best American pediatricians may have difficulty making the correct diagnosis, particularly on first impression. Now researchers have correlated wind patterns to and from Japan and the U.S. West Coast with the timing of Kawasaki outbreaks in both locations.

A Windborne Clue To A Mysterious Childhood Disease: on NPR.org – a direct link to the audio is on the page.