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Hello Okie

While I wouldnt rule out bio-weapons activity its seems that Plague has remained in this area in its normal resevoir - the rat

Around 18 human cases in 2003 led to the following investigation by CDC
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/e...

The rats are beginning to look more suspect

Al Qaeda bungles arms experiment
Biological or chemical weapons

http://www.washingtontimes....

here is a response form Unversity of Oran, Algeria

Date: Tue 20 Jan 2009
Source: Dr Saada Chougrani <labsis@gmail.com>
The information (rumor) about the outbreak occurred in mountainous
borders between Tizi Ouzou and Bejaia was given by the daily paper in
Arabic language "Echorouk" in its on-line edition of 6 Jan 2009
<http://www.echoroukonline.c...>. No serious
source, health professionals, even more the reference laboratory for
plague in Oran (Laboratory for the Plague of the Institute Pasteur of
Algeria in Oran) or that of in Algiers (medical bacteriology) had to
take seriously these rumors.

Furthermore, I would remind you of another bibliographical reference
on the plague epidemic of 2003: Bertherat E, Bekhoucha S, Chougrani
S, et al: Plague reappearance in Algeria after 50 years, 2003. Emerg
Infect Dis. 2007 Oct [20 Jan 2009]. Available from
<http://www.cdc.gov/EID/cont...>.

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Dr Saada Chougrani
University of Oran, Algeria
<labsis@gmail.com>