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To: BubbaFred who wrote (41185)	10/23/2001 10:04:01 PM
From: Patrick Slevin	Respond to of 50167

I believe that was addressed in a recent issue of Time Magazine. They contended that it has been around since last year, so I checked a WHO report, who.int Disease Outbreaks Reported 12 July 2000 Acute haemorrhagic fever syndrome in Afghanistan - Update To date, there have been 27 suspected cases, including 16 deaths reported from an isolated village in Gulran district, Herat Province, Afghanistan (see previous report). An international team, including experts from the WHO Collaborating Centre at the National Institute for Virology (NIV- South Africa), Epicentre and WHO have completed their investigation. Extensive virologic and serologic tests for a wide variety of pathogens have not yet identified the etiologic agent. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ At the Fatima Jinnah Chest and General Hospital in Quetta, Dr. Akhlaq Hussain, the hospital's medical superintendent, told Butcher: "The first cases came in June. There were a number of deaths, but at first we Did not know what was the cause." He explained that a number of blood samples were sent to Pakistan's national virology testing center in Islamabad. They were then sent to South Africa’s National Institute of Virology in Johannesburg for confirmation. Dr. Hussain said: "When the results came back, we knew we were dealing With Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever." He has compiled a list of all 75 cases, which he said involved refugees recently arrived from Afghanistan or people living close to the border.

To: BubbaFred who wrote (41185)	10/24/2001 3:02:04 PM
From: BubbaFred	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50167

Reprehensible(?) acts of Taliban forces using mosques, schools, daycare centers, hospital for storage of their armaments. Reports are scattered and mostly by word of mouth from refugees. Worse yet, in some cases the Red Cross food aid have been tainted with poison. What else is there to describe these worse than heinous deeds? Nevertheless it is very credible for last desperation move or action. It should also point out to any remaining Taliban sympathizer that these deeds are so much beneath any religion or human ethics. Anyone with confirmation or refutation of this story, please post.