[ RadSafe ] Fallon leukemias, and mosquitoes

[Steven Dapra]

May 18

         This article has a link within it to a paper in 
Chemico-Biological Interactions.  The link is
http://www.scribd.com/doc/55651342/Francis-at-Al-2011

         The title is "Unusual space-time patterning of the Fallon, 
Nevada leukemia cluster:Evidence of an infectious etiology," by 
Stephen S. Francis, Steve Selvin, Wei Yang, Patricia A. Buffler, and 
Joseph L. Wiemels.

         The authors cite four other papers on seasonal variations in 
leukemia.  (They are in fns. 20 - 23.)

         The paper is in press.

Steven Dapra


At 09:10 AM 5/18/2011, you wrote:
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>Jeff
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> > From: Trevor H Thayer <tht03 at health.state.ny.us>
> > Date: May 18, 2011 9:31:36 AM CDT
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> > Subject: Re: [ RadSafe ] Fallon Clusters??..Childhood cancer 
> outbreak possibly caused by mosquitoes
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> > I happened upon this article. I believe someone mentioned it recently.
> >
> >
> > Childhood cancer outbreak possibly caused by mosquitoes
> >
> > May 18, 2011 | Susanne Rust
> >
> >
> > 
> http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/childhood-cancer-outbreak-possibly-caused-mosquitoes-10326