-Caveat Lector- Could this be an escaped GE lab pathogen, a GE pathogen 'trial', or a consequence of the decreasing ability of weakened immune systems to successfully fend off opportunistic infections? ~ M ********************************* A ProMED-mail post ProMED-mail, a program of ISID <http://www.promedmail.org> [see also: Undiagnosed deaths - Brazil (Espirito Santo) 20001018.1797] Date: 10 Nov 2000 16:33:58 -0500 From: Marjorie P. Pollack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Source: Agencia EFE, 9 Nov 2000 [edited] CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL TO STUDY MYSTERIOUS BRAZILIAN ILLNESS - ------------------------------------------------------------------- Rio de Janeiro, Nov 09, 2000 (EFE via COMTEX) -- The U.S. laboratories that initially identified the Ebola virus in Central Africa will investigate the outbreak of a mysterious disease in suburban Rio de Janeiro that has killed 5 people so far, the daily Extra reported. The Brazilian Ministry of Health announced it was sending blood samples from each of the victims to the world-renowned Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia, for analysis. "It is not normal to send material to the Centers for Disease Control in the United States for analysis," Hermann Schatzmayr, the head of the virology department for the state-run Fundacion Oswaldo Cruz, said. "That only occurs in extremely serious situations. We do not have the maximum security laboratories that permit the study of unknown viruses and bacteria." Schatzmayr acknowledged that Brazilian laboratories have been unable to identify the virus or bacteria that is causing the strange illness in suburban Rio de Janeiro. The cause of the illness and the way that it is spread remain unidentified, leading Brazilian health officials to be increasingly concerned the illness could reach epidemic proportions and rapidly spread out of control. - -- ProMED-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [We have no further details on this outbreak. We do not know the clinical presentation, laboratory studies that have been performed, number of non-fatal cases, or even descriptive information such as the age and sex of the cases. - Man. Ed. DS] .............................................mpp/jw/ds <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance�not soap-boxing�please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'�with its many half-truths, mis- directions 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, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html">Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== 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
