STOP NATO: �NO PASARAN! - HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK --------------------------- ListBot Sponsor -------------------------- Get a low APR NextCard Visa in 30 seconds! 1. Fill in the brief application 2. Receive approval decision within 30 seconds 3. Get rates as low as 2.99% Intro or 9.99% Ongoing APR and no annual fee! Apply NOW! http://www.bcentral.com/listbot/NextCard ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Kosovo hit by Ebola-related disease http://itn.co.uk/news/20010610/world/04ebola.shtml "The disease is not endemic and it is not new for Kosovo" - Edward Poultney, World Health Organisation. There has been an outbreak of a disease in Kosovo, similar to the deadly Ebola virus. Four people have died and more than twenty others have been hospitalised after contracting Crimea Congo haemorrhagic fever. The World Health Organisation say it is not an epidemic, and there is no reason to panic. The blood disease is most often seen in animals. It is caused by a virus and transmitted by tick bites or through direct contact with blood or tissue from an infected animal. "The disease is not endemic and it is not new for Kosovo," said Edward Poultney, a spokesman for the World Health Organisation. He said the death rate for those infected with the disease is as high as 30 percent, although fatalities have been low in the Yugoslav province. In an attempt to halt the spread of the disease, health authorities have limited access to Kosovo's hospitals. But Mr Poultney said there was no reason to panic. "It is not an epidemic, but one should be very cautious with this disease," he said. Most of the cases have been in the villages and hamlets of western Kosovo. Health authorities in the province advised people to avoid tick-infested areas, wear clothing that covers the legs and arms, and check their bodies regularly for ticks. http://itn.co.uk/news/20010610/world/04ebola.shtml Miroslav Antic, http://www.antic.org/ ______________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
