On Tue, 1 Jun 1993 17:45:23 GMT, shafer@rigel.dfrf.nasa.gov (Mary Shafer) said:
Mary> On Mon, 31 May 1993 06:01:07 GMT, john@anasazi.com (John R.
Mary> Moore) said:
Someone> ]This is to ask about a possible connection between the
Someone> reported deaths ]among a number of Native Americans in
Someone> northeastern Arizona and reports of ]infrasound over a large
Someone> area of northern New Mexico. The deaths have been
John> Nope. The infrasound reports are from the Sangre de Christo
John> mountain range in north-east New Mexico. The disease first
John> appeared on the north-west New Mexico border and in eastern
John> Arizona on the Navajo reservation.
Mary> Not only that, but they had three cases in Humboldt County, Ca,
Mary> earlier this year. That's in _northern_ California.
There was a longish article about this in today's Los Angeles Times
(Friday, 4 June). These three cases have turned into two cases that
meet the CDC's criteria for URDS (is this right? Unexplained
respiratory death/disease syndrome?). Neither of these two women
had any connection with New Mexico.
The third death started with respiratory symptoms, but the man died of
intestinal disease. He didn't have any connection with New Mexico,
either.
Apparently part of the concern is because there's a large Native
American population in Humboldt County and surrounding areas. I
assume that they worry that Native Americans may be more susceptible
to this disease.