Leizhou koro epidemic

In 1984–85 a wave of suo yang ('shrinking penis') panic, blamed on fox spirits, affected over 3,000 people in South China.

1984 CE · 20.91, 110.10 · status: explained

The sceptical view

Psychiatrists treat koro as a culture-bound anxiety syndrome; a mental-health campaign ended the outbreak.

Sources

1. Wikipedia: Koro (medicine)