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CDC: Despite wave of cannibalism, no zombie threat
Advisory.com, June 4,2012
In an extraordinary publicstatement, CDC suggested that a recent string of brutal incidents were notcaused by a virus that would "present zombie-like symptoms." Lastweek, a man in Florida was shot by police after eating most of another man'sface. Several days later, a Maryland college student was arrested for dismemberingand eating his roommate; a Texas woman killed and ate part of her newborn baby;and a Canadian man was charged with murdering and then eating his partner.Several other bizarre cases, such as a New Jersey man repeatedly stabbinghimself and throwing parts of his intestines at police, also made headlines inrecent days.
The unusual—and horrifying—crimeshave sparked a wave of online discussion and news coverage, the AssociatedPress reports. One news organization even created a Google Map to track"instances that may be the precursor to a zombie apocalypse."However, CDC spokesperson David Daigle told the Huffington Post that theagency "does not know of a virus or condition that would reanimate thedead…[or] present zombie-like symptoms."
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http://advisory.com/Daily-Briefing/2012/06/04/CDC-says-cannibalism-not-threat
CDC: Despite wave of cannibalism, no zombie threat
Advisory.com, June 4,2012
In an extraordinary publicstatement, CDC suggested that a recent string of brutal incidents were notcaused by a virus that would "present zombie-like symptoms." Lastweek, a man in Florida was shot by police after eating most of another man'sface. Several days later, a Maryland college student was arrested for dismemberingand eating his roommate; a Texas woman killed and ate part of her newborn baby;and a Canadian man was charged with murdering and then eating his partner.Several other bizarre cases, such as a New Jersey man repeatedly stabbinghimself and throwing parts of his intestines at police, also made headlines inrecent days.
The unusual—and horrifying—crimeshave sparked a wave of online discussion and news coverage, the AssociatedPress reports. One news organization even created a Google Map to track"instances that may be the precursor to a zombie apocalypse."However, CDC spokesperson David Daigle told the Huffington Post that theagency "does not know of a virus or condition that would reanimate thedead…[or] present zombie-like symptoms."
(READ FULL ARTICLE>>)
http://advisory.com/Daily-Briefing/2012/06/04/CDC-says-cannibalism-not-threat