tl;dw - Genetically modified male mosquitos first released in area where microcephaly is prominent. Original Zika virus does not cause birth defects.
http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2010/11/gm-mosquito-trial-strains-ties-gates-funded-project
www.rt.com/usa/354825-fda-genetically-engineered-mosquitoes-zika/
http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/04/health/miami-sprays-for-zika/
www.gatesfoundation.org/Media-Center/Press-Releases/2003/09/Dengue-Vaccine-Research
Law enforcement authorities in Michigan have found a more creative way to crack down on the use of illegal substances. The Bath Township Police Department published a posting on Facebook on September 6 stating that as a result of online reports about methamphetamine possibly being contaminated with the Zika virus, they are offering free testing services, and will even come to your door.
The post reads, "Breaking News. We have read reports online about meth possibly containing the Zika virus! We DO NOT want this to happen to you. If you recently bought some meth, you can bring it into the Bath Township Police Department and we can test it for you. Your safety is our #1 priority! Please SHARE so everyone knows."
Another police department in Salley, South Carolina, is seemingly also using Zika as a means to bust drug addicts. The Salley Police Department issued a warning to this effect on its Facebook page on March 24.
The police department post warns the public that recently purchased meth in the Wagener, Perry or Windsor areas may be contaminated with the Zika virus. "Please bring your meth to the Salley Police Department for testing. We also make house calls. Thank you for your participation!!"
Admitting the post was comedic, the Bath Township Police Department said that it takes the health and safety of its citizens "very seriously," adding that their primary goal is to help those suffering from addiction.
At the time of this writing, the Bath Township Police Department post had 2,800 shares, hundreds of comments and nearly 1,000 Facebook Likes.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) states on its website that most people who contract Zika do not have any symptoms, and when they do, these are typically mild and include things like joint and muscle pain, headaches and fever.
"People usually don't get sick enough to go to the hospital, and they very rarely die of Zika," the CDC says. "Once a person has been infected with Zika, they are likely to be protected from future infections."
The agency says that the only people affected by the virus are pregnant women, and claim that Zika causes a birth defect known as microcephaly, resulting in decreased head circumference.
However, because the predicted outbreak of microcephaly did not occur in Brazil, where cases of the virus are concentrated, health authorities in that nation are beginning to question whether another cause might be responsible.
"We suspect that something more than Zika virus is causing the high intensity and severity of cases," Fatima Marinho, director of information and health analysis at Brazil's Health Ministry, told the journal Nature.
Zika infections have continued to rise, but birth defects have not. A new and more expansive study has also found that Zika and microcephaly aren't as closely correlated as was previously believed.
A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine observed nearly 12,000 pregnant women in Colombia infected with Zika. None of them gave birth to a baby with microcephaly.
"Four cases of microcephaly were reported with women who didn't have Zika symptoms and were not part of the study, which is consistent with the normal expected number of cases," Life News reports.
"Based on estimated numbers there should be about 60,000 pregnant women in Colombia with the Zika virus, yet there are hardly any cases of microcephaly. If the link to Zika is legitimate, there should have been a dramatic increase in the number of babies with microcephaly."
Sources:
WREG.com
Facebook.com
Facebook.com
CDC.gov
Nature.com
LifeNews.com
For some reason, the federal government's principle public health agency keeps trying to turn the Zika virus into something it isn't: a major health crisis. At the same time, it wants to poison us with a chemical that is far worse than the disease it is meant to eradicate.
Based on little more than anecdotal evidence, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention would have us believe that the Zika virus, which medical scientists have been aware of for decades, causes a rare paralytic condition known as Guillain-Barre Syndrome.
"Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) is an uncommon sickness of the nervous system in which a person's own immune system damages the nerve cells, causing muscle weakness, and sometimes, paralysis," the agency says on its website.
"Several countries that have experienced Zika outbreaks recently have reported increases in people who have Guillain-Barre syndrome," the agency said, adding that its own research "suggests" that Zika could lead to an increase in GBS, even though only "a small portion" of people stricken with the virus actually wind up with the syndrome.
A study measuring whether there is any difference in the percentage of people who contract GBS but were never infected with the virus would seem appropriate.
The agency further noted that its scientists don't really know how people contract GBS, so it's difficult to believe that they would be able to accurately associate it with Zika. More likely, however, is that the instances of paralysis are being caused by the chemical-laced pesticides being sprayed to eradicate Zika-carrying mosquitoes.
As we reported in August, one of those – Naled, an organophosphate – is linked to some of the same health outcomes and symptoms as Zika.
CBS Miami further noted that in recent days planes have regularly sprayed Naled over homes, parks and businesses in the popular Miami neighborhood of Wynwood, which is an art-filled tourist spot. Since people are fearful of being bitten by a Zika-carrying mosquito, tourism has largely dried up, so the city has decided that the best solution for bringing tourists and their money back is to inundate the area with chemicals.
But the local CBS affiliate did not report anything about Naled, which has been identified as a cause of respiratory illnesses, hypotension, incontinence, gastrointestinal disorders, excessive sweating and blurring of vision. In severe instances, we noted last month, Naled can cause seizures and tremors, comas, paralysis, convulsions, cancers of the breast, esophagus, thyroid, kidneys and colon, as well as leukemia and even death.
Naled, which is manufactured by AMVAC Chemical Corporation, is listed as having numerous side effects, including both acute and chronic problems. That makes it much more dangerous than Zika, which normally has only mild effects. In fact, the CDC itself lists the most common symptoms as low-grade fever, muscle pain, headache, joint pain and red eyes.
Also, unlike Zika, Naled exposure does not translate into lifelong immunity; it can be a very dangerous chemical after just a single exposure, and over time, could became even more of a danger as it collects in a person's body.
"The most common and worst application of Naled is aerial because its toxicity increases up to 20-fold this way and it can drift up to 1/2-mile," noted Sadhu Govardhan of Govardhan Gardens in Puerto Rico, another region of the world where Zika is said to be a major threat.
In an interview with author and multiracial media mogul Sarah Ratliff, Govardhan also said that Naled has been known to be highly toxic to birds, fish and beneficial insects like bees. And unlike most other insecticides, Naled has been found to interfere with the photosynthesis of plants, thereby causing damage to our flora.
"In short," Govardhan said, "the toxic, acute and chronic, long-term effects of Naled on humans and nature are horrendous–by far worse than the virus it is used to prevent."
That's not all. We also reported last month that a 2014 University of California study found that in major agricultural areas around the state where pesticides containing Naled are used, mothers have a 60 percent greater chance of having a child with autism.
"We should prove safety and not just say well because it hasn't been proven detrimental it's ok. That's not good enough," noted board-certified neurologist Dr. David Perlmutter.
Sources:
NaturalNews.com
DrPerlmutter.com[PDF]
Circa.com
SarahRatliff.com
CDC.gov
Miami.CBSLocal.com
There's been some collateral damage in the fight against Zika — millions of honeybees in South Carolina.
News outlets report that Dorchester County officials have apologized for killing the bees when the county failed to notify local beekeepers about mosquito spraying last weekend.
Four travel-related cases of the Zika virus have been confirmed in the county northwest of Charleston. Aerial mosquito spraying operations were conducted Sunday morning.
Flowertown Bee Farm and Supply in Summerville lost more than 2 million bees. Company co-owner Juanita Stanley says the farm "looks like it's been nuked." Andrew Macke, a hobby beekeeper, says he lost thousands of bees.
The county usually notifies beekeepers before it sprays for mosquitoes. Officials say Sunday was the first time spraying had been done from the air.
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