Posted by Librarian on 5/19/2002, 5:48 pm

The following e-mail was sent to Duc Vugia on May 19th, 2002. ````````````````````````````````````````````````` Dear Duc Vugia, This is a follow-up to find out what information you have been able to find out about Elliot's Disease. Could you please advise if you contacted any of the individuals I requested that you contact in my original April 2nd, 2002 e-mail? A copy of that e-mail is attached below for your reference. I would also like to advise you of a television segment that was broadcast in Dedham, Massachusetts by Fox25 News in their 10:00p.m. newscast on May19th, 2002. Perhaps you can contact your colleague Alfred DeMaria, from the Massachusetts Bureau of Communicable Disease Control at phone number (617) 983-6550 or e-mail Alfred.Demaria@state.ma.us as he may have seen the report. The news segment is entitled "Mystery Illness" and was televised by WFXT TV Fox 25, News At 10, (781) 467-1300, 25 Fox Dr, Dedham, MA 02026. I assure you that this disease is not confined locally to Massachusetts. I believe the National Pediculosis Association's reporting registry statistics indicate that the highest percentage of people reporting this illness live in our beautiful state of California. You can find further information at Link: http://headlice.org/report/notlice.htm Thank you for your dedication to protecting the public health. I look forward to hearing from you soon on this matter.