Article: Public Health Expert Calls West Nile Virus Pesticide Spraying Program Madness

[Guest guest]

This is a growing concern around the USA ... thankfully not in my neck

of the woods at the moment - but then again there generally aren't many

mosquitoes here (especially since we have almost no water this year for

them to breed in!)

 

I just figured this might be an article of interest to some here.

 

*Smile*

Chris (list mom)

 

http://www.alittleolfactory.com

 

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http://www.whale.to/v/nile1.html

 

 

Dr. Horowitz speaks on the subject of West Nile Virus and the spraying

programs. Recorded on 8/6/2002 on the Insight Hour

www.tetrahedron.org/ra/westnile.ram

 

 

Tetrahedron, LLC

Health Science Communications for People Around the World

 

 

NEWS RELEASE

 

Release: No.39-DIA/9

Date Mailed: Aug. 6, 2002

For Immediate Release

Contact: Elaine Zacky-208/265-2575; 800/336-9266

 

Public Health Expert Calls West Nile Virus Pesticide Spraying Program

" Madness "

 

Sandpoint, ID - News reports about threatened West Nile Virus (WNV)

infections spreading across America have missed the much greater risks

posed by chemical sprayings. This mosquito control program is " madness "

according to a leading public health authority whose proof is in a new

book being donated to libraries and legislators nationwide.

 

Dr. Leonard G. Horowitz, a Harvard graduate independent investigator,

and author of more than thirteen books including the national

bestseller, Emerging Viruses: AIDS & Ebola, says spraying pesticides to

combat mosquitoes suspected of carrying the West Nile Virus (WNV) has

not been scientifically proven to be either safe for humans or effective

against the disease. Spraying malathion, a suspected human chemical

carcinogen and known immune system blocker, or its alternate, Anvil

10:10, violates a basic tenant of public health practice that requires

foreknowledge of the risks and proven benefits of the policy before it

is implemented, he says.

 

There is substantial evidence linking exposure to these airborne

chemicals to cancer and genetic damage, the doctor maintains. For this

reason he has urged political and public health officials to stop what

he calls " imprudent practices that are clearly lethal to people. "

 

In support of his activism, the publisher of Dr. Horowitz's Death in the

Air (Tetrahedron; 1-888-508-4787) has donated more than 1,000 copies to

libraries and legislators. His documentation comes " highly recommended "

in the July, 2002 issue of LIBRARY JOURNAL, the nation's leading

academic library periodical.

 

Henry A. Wallace of the Institute for Alternative

Agriculture has also voiced concern saying, " I think people, by now,

would know that heavy applications of

pesticide have not been the right way to go " in-so-far-as halting the

spread of threatening diseases. " Spraying people with pesticide that do

not want to be sprayed must be morally wrong. "

 

Dr. Horowitz says, " This spraying policy violates ethical, moral, and

scientific standards. To give people the proof and power to resist this

madness I've even lifted the copyright on the book. People should

photocopy and circulate the stunning evidence at town hall meetings for

the benefit of their communities and conscientious policy- makers

considering or debating this pesticide spraying issue. "

 

More information and free book applications link to:

http://www.tetrahedron.org.

 

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NOTE TO JOURNALISTS: For an interview or article on this

area of Dr. Horowitz's research, please call Elaine Zacky

at 1-800-336-9266.

 

 

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.. http://www.tetrahedron.org

 

 

 

Listen to Dr. Horowitz speak on this subject on the internet at this

address

www.tetrahedron.org/ra/westnile.ram

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Very interesting, thanks Chris! So much healthier, nicer, and better

for us all to just use the lemon tea tree, eh? I've had my testers

using the spray, and they haven't had a single mosquito bite since I

gave it to them. If you have " no-see-ums " or " biting midges, " it's

effective against those, too. Highly recommended - good stuff, that!

 

Jonee

 

 

> I just figured this might be an article of interest to some here.

>

> *Smile*

> Chris (list mom)

>

> http://www.alittleolfactory.com