-Caveat Lector- Carl Amedio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > -Caveat Lector- > > Mysterious epidemic investigated in Afghanistan > > > For more information on the United Nations > > GENEVA (February 24, 1999, 1:03 a.m. EST http://www.nandotimes.com) - Two > United Nations experts will arrive in northern Afghanistan this week to probe > a mysterious epidemic that so far has killed at least 150 people, the World > Health Organization said Tuesday. > > Some 2,000 cases of the disease have been reported in a mountainous area near > the country's border with Tajikistan, WHO spokesman Gregory Hartl said. > > "The cause of this disease is still unknown," he added. "It seems to be a type > of respiratory illness. We don't know." <snip> FWIW, according to the *Berliner Kurier* (2/20/99), roughly 20,000 Berliners have fallen victim to a vicious flu-like disease, which manifests as severe bronchitis in children and upper respiratory infection in adults, with high fever, malaise, and muscle aches in all age groups. Numerous schools and kindergartens have had to close because everyone, kids and teachers, is sick, and an increasing number of businesses are being affected as well. Now, it has to be said that Europe is in the grip of one of the worst winters of the century...but you still have to wonder where all of these mysterious respiratory diseases are coming from <as I sit here hacking my lungs out...>... Bob ================================= Robert F. Tatman [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Remove "nospam" from the address to reply. NOTICE: In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, this material is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml POSTING THIS MESSAGE TO THE INTERNET DOES NOT IMPLY PERMISSION TO SEND UNSOLICITED COMMERCIAL E-MAIL (SPAM) TO THIS OR ANY OTHER INTERNET ADDRESS. RECEIPT OF SPAM WILL RESULT IN IMMEDIATE NOTIFICATION OF THE SENDER'S ISP. ____________________________________________________________________ More than just email--Get your FREE Netscape WebMail account today at http://home.netscape.com/netcenter/mail DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance�not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
