Not a Cluster? Seriously? Thomas Sowell is Right.

Thomas Sowell said, "It is hard to imagine a more stupid or more dangerous way of making decisions than by putting those decisions in the hands of people who pay no price for being wrong." I'd add: "... in the hands of people who PROFIT from being wrong". Why? Because I cannot believe what I've been reading. According to Alabama Today: http://altoday.com/archives/23445-adph-reviews-ocular-melanoma-cases-associated-with-auburn-university The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) on Friday announced they are working in conjunction with Auburn University to review cases of uveal melanoma among 35 former Auburn students and employees in Alabama ... Auburn officials say ADPH claims it’s too early to “determine that a cancer cluster exists in the area.” From 2006 through 2015, there were 316 cases of uveal melanoma among Alabama residents for an average of 31.6 new cases each year. The number of cases in Alabama fluctuates annually, and a 10-year incidence rate trend analysis showed no significant change in the incidence rate over this time period. FACT: Uveal melanoma has remained stable over the last three decades ... Most patients with uveal melanoma are age between 50 - 80, with a peak in their seventies (Jovanovic et al. ‎2013). Source: Ocular melanoma: an overview of the current status: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC369318 Then, my jaw dropped when I read a March 26, 2018 post by Ed Susman called New Guidelines for Treating Uveal Melanoma: http://dgnews.docguide.com/new-guidelines-treating-uveal-melanoma Key Quotes: “While skin melanoma and uveal melanoma share a similar name, they are very different diseases,” said Christopher Barker, MD, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York. If there is metastatic disease, the guidelines have no answers aside from recommending that patients be enrolled in clinical trials. And this was interesting, Dr. Carol Shields states on this post: http://fighteyecancer.com/2018/05/03/ocular-melanoma-cluster “We first heard of a potential ‘cancer cluster’ several years ago in North Carolina, but the state and CDC studied the situation and concluded that this was not likely a cluster ..." "Then the Auburn cluster was noted, but still there is no epidemiologic evidence of a true cluster and not all of the cases are validated. Again, some are a result of social media." Gee, do Drs. Barker and Shields know anything about Wolbachia-infected Aedes releases (which dates back to the '60s) and what Rickettsiale infections can do to humans? My latest paper (with citations) might help them: http://www.infobarrel.com/Dr_Francis_M_Jiggins_You_Asked_How_Does_Wolbachia_Do_What_It_Does I wonder if these doctors are aware that the CDC invested $4.1 million into Wolbachia-infected Aedes releases in Florida? Source: http://miami.cbslocal.com/2018/02/08/zika-fighting-mosquitoes-with-mosquitoes The NIH awarded MosquitoMate $1.3 Million (June 2015) OVER six months AFTER Chen, Dong, et al. published their results: Wolbachia pipientis can infect humans without the nematode. Study source: http://www.clinicalmicrobiologyandinfection.com/article/S1198-743X(14)00040-8/fulltext And the WHO endorsed Wolbachia-infected Aedes in August 2016. Keep in mind, the Collaborative Ocular Melanoma Study (COMS) is also funded by the NIH. Clearly, there are those who are heavily invested in "treatments" for ocular melanoma who, well, would rather NOT have people tested for Wolbachia genes in blood and tissues. My point: As you know, about 1/2 of people diagnosed with uveal melanoma die from metastasis (usually to the liver). And I believe that early, aggressive treatment with heavy-duty antibiotics (azithromycin, doxycycline, minocycline, or rifampicin) could save many lives. But, so far, it appears that no one is willing (or able) to test humans with a broad-range PCR screen for Rickettsiales (Wolbachia genes in blood and any excised tissues) in a timely manner. And I caution you that tests conducted on waterways (or other outside sources) will not be acceptable. Why? Because the excuse that "Wolbachia is found in 60 percent or 70 percent of insects" will indemnify those truly responsible. It MUST be a broad-range PCR screen for Rickettsiales (Wolbachia genes in blood and any excised tissues) conducted on humans and ideally within the first week of symptoms (or as soon as possible). Bacterial counts are 600-fold in the mammalian host (compared to the insect host) within the first week. Source: The book Immunology, Inflammation and Diseases of the Eye (pg. 91). Remember, MosquitoMate and others are claiming that Wolbachia doesn't harm humans or other mammals. P.S. 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