Mine Oh mine, when will journalist and politician stop
 giving us wrong scientific information.

The other time Washinton politicians were saying Anthrax is
 caused by a deadly virus. That is wrong, Anthrax is caused
 by a bacterium (Bacillus anthracis).

Today London journalists are misquoting the learned
 pathology Professor (Prof. Joe Brownlie) that tuberclosis,
 a Mycobacterial disease, is caused by a human virus.

Anyway this is why we should take the tutoring program very
 seriously, we need more volunteer tutors for the program.
 Don't sit on the fence, get involved. Come share your
 expertise with the youth.

Have a nice day.


Joe

On Tue, 26 Feb 2002 11:44:40 -0600
 "E. Aggo Akyea" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Illegal meat still flooding Britain
>
> by Peter Gruner
>
> Bushmeat suspected of causing Britain's foot-and-mouth
>  disease catastrophe continues to be smuggled in despite
>  government claims that it is stemming the flow.
>
> Customs officers say they are still intercepting large
>  cargoes of putrefying meat and fish during spot checks
>  at Heathrow and Gatwick.
>
> The meat, prized for its delicacy and reputed powers as
>  an aphrodisiac, includes gorillas, snakes, lizards and
>  even tigers and bears.
>
> It arrives in suitcases carried by passengers - mainly
>  from Africa - and sold at ethnic food shops and markets.
>
> Spot checks on luggage arriving at Heathrow from Ghana
>  two weeks ago found up to 300kg of meat products. A
>  similar check at Gatwick discovered 100 kg of chicken,
>  fish and meat in the luggage of passengers from Nigeria.
>
> Inquiries by the Evening Standard found similar
>  consignments coming in regularly at London City Airport
>  and the capital's main shipping ports.
>
> Forty baskets of putrefying hams from China and three
>  tonnes of pork products were discovered in a container
>  ship three months ago at Thamesport on the Isle of
>  Grain. A total of 78 personal luggage bags found to
>  contain meat products were confiscated at London City
>  Airport last year.
>
> John Averns, London's Port Health director, called for
>  more staff and new legislation for greater powers to
>  search bags.
>
> Professor Joe Brownlie, a pathologist at the Royal
>  Veterinary College, believes the illegal imports pose a
>  grave risk. "We don't know what, if any, viruses this
>  meat contains. It could be foot-and-mouth or it could
>  even be some human virus like tuberculosis."
>
> Margaret Beckett, Secretary of State for Environment,
>  Food and Rural Affairs, has called a forum next month to
>  agree further action.
>
> © Associated Newspapers Ltd., 26 February 2002
>
 http://www.thisislondon.com/dynamic/news/story.html?in_review_id=507462&in_review_text_id=470472
>
>
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