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One of my county's female legislators died earlier this year of CJD. But I cannot -- to this day -- confirm if it was the variant form or not.

All news reports and public info ever said was that it was CJD, a rare brain disorder. I understand that there are a few forms of the CJD disease and perhaps the form the lawmaker died from was not related to the variant disease that we like to call mad cow.

To your knowledge, does this make sense?

Then again, if the lawmaker did die of the human form of mad cow, why the heck would they publicize it, right? We know that family members of others who supposedly have died from eating in various restaurants have banded together to try to out what they know and what the public health officals have kept under wraps.

I have always been suspicious since the lawmaker died because of this.

The lawmaker resigned from office one day with a rare and fatal brain disease and the next thing I know she was dead. It all happened terribly fast. Could all be innocent, of course. Just wish I knew.

S. African Pleads Guilty in Texas Immigration Case
Mon Sep 27, 2004 02:38 PM ET

HOUSTON (Reuters) - A South African woman whose arrest in Texas touched off warnings of terrorist incursions from the U.S. South pleaded guilty on Monday to charges she was an illegal immigrant.
Farida Goolam Mahomed Ahmed, 48, faces up to 15 years in prison after admitting to U.S. District Judge Kenneth Hoyt she entered the country illegally, lied to federal agents and doctored her passport.

She has been in custody without bail since July 19, when she was seized at the airport in McAllen, Texas, for not having a visa.

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http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=domesticNews&storyID=6345202

Donna Lee, I read a book a few years back (unable to recall name of it) placing blame for initial cases with cannibals ritualistic funeral feasts. Hard to believe that what with wild game animals contracting it and hunters taking their prized meat home without a clue they may be infecting their families and friends these days. A recent TV news story in my area had a resort owners who wanted the meat of a road killed moose that was several hours old. its enough to suppress my desire for meat for a while (but not too long, not at any resort, and not moosemeat).

Canadian view of game animals and CWD

CWD for all you hunters out there

Info on CJD in the UK