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From: TSS (216-119-163-27.ipset45.wt.net)
Subject: NATURE MAGAZINE NEEDS TO CORRECT ''GRAVE ERROR'' PRION RESEARCH STEPPED UP AS FEAR GROWS OF DEER DISEASE ?
Date: September 20, 2002 at 3:05 pm PST

In Reply to: Re: PRION RESEARCH STEPPED UP AS FEAR GROWS OF DEER DISEASE ? posted by TSS on September 20, 2002 at 2:29 pm:

Subject: grave error in NATURE article-Prion research stepped up as fear grows of deer disease
Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2002 17:07:52 -0700
From: "Terry S. Singeltary Sr."
To: nature@nature.com
CC: feedback@nature.com, cjdvoice@yahoogroups.com

Greetings Nature,

a grave error in the recent article Sept. 19, 2002;

'Prion research stepped up as fear grows of deer disease'.

in this article it states;

[Fears about CWD have been fuelled by reports of venison-eaters who
have died with neurological symptoms, although none was found to
have had a prion disease.]

this is totally false. there are many dead deer/elk hunters
from sporadic CJDs in the USA (now at 6 known variants). some
are very young. and the last i heard, sporadic CJDs are a prion
disease.

if you would like, i can document some of these dead
deer/elk hunters for you that died from sporadic CJDs.
however, i have cc'd this to CJD VOICE, and i am sure some
of the family members may write you themselves.

i think there should be a correction of this article,
due to the potential ramififactions of CWD transmission to
humans.

i know, i lost my mother to hvCJD, however i do not know
how she contracted the disease.

kind regards,
Terry S. Singeltary Sr.
P.O. Box 42
Bacliff, Texas USA 77518

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