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[1] Date: Thu 5 Dec 2002 From: Werner Slenczka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "CJD, possible association with BSE" --------------------------------------------------------------------- I want to make a brief comment on the report from the Guardian saying that mice expressing the human PrP-gene may develop the picture of classical Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) or the picture of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). The possibility of pathogen transmission from bovines to humans has existed for many years before the appearance of BSE. It must be realized that the production of smallpox vaccine and its use in humans was accompanied by introduction of crude bovine proteins into the human skin. This type of vaccine was administered for more than 100 years to most children on the northern hemisphere. The vaccine was produced in calves, but passages in sheep or in rabbits were also made to prevent the accumulation of some pathogens. The smallpox vaccination might have been a cause of sporadic cases of CJD in humans as long as it was routinely applied. -- Dr Werner Slenczka Inst. of Virology Robert Koch-Str. 17 35037 Marburg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <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
