Good News: Dr. Brennan Replied 5 Months Later (Sounds Positive)

I was surprised to receive the above email from Dr. Brennan. I do not know how to respond (right now). I've been derided and threatened online ever since I connected study literature to some [many?] cases of uveal melanoma, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, rare p53-related cancers, vertebrate breeding failures & mass die-offs. And, as many of you know from my prior petition devoted to saving North Atlantic right whales: https://www.change.org/p/investigate-north-atlantic-right-whale-deaths-without-the-noaa-a-u-s-gov-t-agency Wolbachia is both a bacteria and reproductive parasite that competes with mammalian mitochondria; it even interacts with the nuclear membrane. Depending on the strain and host conditions, Wolbachia tends to target cells of the brain, spinal cord, nerves (including the nerves to the stomach and intestines), muscles, gonads, lungs, kidneys, heart, liver, eyes, ears, or pancreas. As it relates to ophthalmology, the pathogenic Wolbachia strain, wMelPop, in the nervous system of adults is temperature dependent, with increased temperature favoring the expansion of Wolbachia from the central brain to peripheral areas such as the optic lobe and retina (Strunov, Kiseleva, & Gottlieb, 2013). And a 2011 paper by Judith A. Ferry states: "Primary uveal tract lymphoma is typically a low-grade B-cell lymphoma ... involvement is usually unilateral, but occasionally both eyes are involved ... Enucleation [surgical removal] of the eye occasionally [often?] has been performed because of a clinical impression of uveal melanoma ..." Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, diffuse large B-cell type (the most common type of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma), is the type identified in a 2015 publication by Chen, Dong, et al: Detection of Wolbachia genes in a patient with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Sources: http://www.infobarrel.com/The_Link_Between_Uveal_Melanoma_Non-Hodgkins_B-Cell_Lymphoma_and_Wolbachia Plus, the Dmp53 tumor gene in Drosophila melanogaster (wMel) binds specifically to human p53 (which is implicated in ~ 1/2 of human cancers). When I asked Eliminate Dengue (now known as World Mosquito Program) November 18, 2016 about the strains of Wolbachia they use, they responded: "Hi Rose, all the mosquitoes being used in our current field trials carry the wMel strain of Wolbachia." Source and for more: http://www.infobarrel.com/Uveal_Melanoma_and_Lymphoma_RO_Rickettsiales_Wolbachia Wolbachia, without the worm that emits it, is extremely powerful and should never have been allowed to be put into a species that never had it in the first place — and so high up in our food chain. I want to make that clear since the CDC is claiming that the "gold standard" for testing is via "skin snips" which ONLY detects adult worms. And I am pleased to have even more signatures on my petition to help save the whales. Last I checked, we are up to 1,060 supporters. I wish that the same were true for this petition. But, I DO understand that without doctors and ophthalmologists who are devoted to (at least) trying oral doxycycline (or similar antibiotics) in patients that present with the "clinical impression of uveal melanoma" this may take some time. And, keep in mind, these doctors and ophthalmologists would ALSO have to publish their findings and go public with it. Our media censors me plenty, as it is. And mainstream media (in the U.S.) is controlled by merely five or six corporations. The CBC in Canada knows about my efforts but is (so far) unwilling to publicize anything. Many researchers rely on funding from those who are heavily invested in Wolbachia-infected Aedes releases which includes: the CDC, NIH, USAID, Bill & Melinda Gates, at least three other gov'ts, wealthy family foundations, and probably others. The reality: funding clauses gag many [most?] scientists in North America. Where I stand: I've been neck-deep in study literature for more than two years. I have written and copied hundreds of people in the scientific, medical, and political communities (in Canada and abroad). I've had only a few short responses which are all included in this petition. What Will It Take? It may still require lawsuits, but I am cautiously optimistic that this email from Dr. Brennan is a turning point. As I mentioned before, gag/funding clauses will only ensure more people and children go untreated for what could be an underlying Wolbachia (rickettsial) infection. Take good care. I'll be in touch, Rose Latest paper (with citations): http://www.infobarrel.com/Dr_Francis_M_Jiggins_You_Asked_How_Does_Wolbachia_Do_What_It_Does Latest PSA (no adverts): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDpeWzDt7fg&t= Authors note: I cannot use italics or hyperlink on petition updates. Ergo, links are not hidden and I used CAPS for emphasis. How your signature helps: each time a supporter signs our petition, an email is automatically sent directly to those being petitioned (governments, companies and individuals). When hundreds or even thousands of emails arrive in their inboxes, our message is impossible to ignore.