-Caveat Lector- CJD (NEW VAR.), SUSPECTED CASE - RUSSIA *************************************** A ProMED-mail post <http://www.promedmail.org> ProMED-mail, a program of the International Society for Infectious Diseases <http://www.isid.org> Date: 4 Dec 2000 11:46:11 -0500 From: E. Ann Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Source: Straits Times, Tue 5 Dec 2000 [edited] Suspected Human Case of Mad Cow Disease in Russia - ------------------------------------------------- MURMANSK: The suspected death here of a 29-year-old man from Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) could be the first Russian case linked to mad cow disease, medical authorities said on Monday 4 Dec 2000. The victim, a merchant seaman from Murmansk in northern Russia, [may have] died from the human form of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), also known as [(new) variant CJD] or "mad cow disease", a senior medical official said. The Murmansk Region's Chief Medical Officer, Andrei Cherniyev, stated that "It is not the first case of CJD in Russia. This brain-wasting disease [is not invariably associated with the consumption of beef carrying the BSE agent]. But the [significance] of this particular case is the relative youth of the victim, because the average age of people who have died from [the sporadic or inherited forms of CJD] is much older." A spokesperson for the Murmansk region's Epidemiological Centre, Svetlana Chemakina, also cautioned that the victim's death did not necessarily signify that BSE had infected Russian cattle herds. "Even if one accepts the hypothesis that death was caused by eating contaminated food products, one would have to take into account the fact the victim was a sailor and therefore could have acquired the (new) variant form of CJD by consuming contaminated meat while abroad." Both officials emphasized that it was impossible to confirm that the death was linked to mad cow disease. Russia's Ministry of Agriculture announced last week that it was monitoring recent cases of BSE reported in Poland and Germany but had yet to make any decision on banning beef imports from those countries. Russia has already banned beef imports from Britain and Portugal, as well as from certain parts of France and Ireland. - -- E Ann Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [This appears to be the first reference to the occurrence of BSE in cattle in Poland. An earlier ProMED-mail post on 7 Nov 2000, BSE - Belgium: first case (02), reported that the cow identified as Belgium's first case of "mad cow" disease was used in a 1200-ton batch of animal feed, some of which has been exported to Poland. However, since the average incubation period of BSE in cattle is about 5 years, any current cases would be the result of earlier exposure. - Mod.CP] .........................cp/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
