Ebola mediums

[Clifford Bond]

Hi Ed,

Ed, you are absolutely correct.  Paranoia has appeared on the net.  CDC, 
WHO, NIV and others are doing the best they can in a very difficult 
situation.  Communications are extremely difficult in cantral Africa and 
are probably not going to improve much in the near future.  We need some 
positive attitudes instead of paranoia!

Cheers,
Cliff Bond

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On 12 May 1995, Ed Rybicki wrote:

> > From:          Michael Robert Clark <mrclark at acs.ucalgary.ca>
> > Subject:       Re: Ebola mediums
> 
> > Prob. concerning whether this is or will be airborne.
> > The only problem I see is if there are really more than 100 dead. How do 
> > we know WHO and the others are telling the truth. Maybe 1000, 10,000 or 
> > even 100,000 are dead. Who knows (hmmm maybe WHO does know eh?) 
> > We can't really trust the news or any official organization can we? Are 
> > there any net sites in Zaire? Well thats my two cents.
> 
> And why can't you trust the news or official organisations?  WHO is 
> on the ground in Zaire, and you will note it was one of their 
> microbiologists who said it looked like Ebola in early news items.  
> Communications with Zaire are good enough that 1000 or 10 000 dead 
> would not have been a secret for long (they use cell phones in Zaire 
> because there are few functioning conventional systems).  Give up on 
> the paranoia!!  And look up Zaire in a Web or Net search and find out 
> if there are any sites , if you are that worried!!
> 
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