Chechnya Poison Theory Disputed
BBC
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Grozny (Chechnya):
Experts say a mystery mass illness in Russia's conflict-torn republic of Chechnya was caused by ethyl glycol - a toxic chemical found in anti-freeze.
Blood samples from five affected girls showed traces of ethyl glycol, medical experts in neighbouring Dagestan said. But their findings were rejected by a separate team of doctors from Moscow and army medics working in Chechnya. Eighty-five people are suffering from the mystery illness - most of them girls, Russian media report.
Muminat Khadzhayeva, a doctor in Dagestan, dismissed such speculation, saying traces of ethyl glycol had been found in blood samples.
Another doctor in Dagestan, quoted by Reuters, said the victims had probably ingested the chemical through a contaminated water supply. Earlier, some Chechen officials said they believed the illness to be psychological "trauma".
Dec 23, 2005
BBC
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Grozny (Chechnya):
Experts say a mystery mass illness in Russia's conflict-torn republic of Chechnya was caused by ethyl glycol - a toxic chemical found in anti-freeze.
Blood samples from five affected girls showed traces of ethyl glycol, medical experts in neighbouring Dagestan said. But their findings were rejected by a separate team of doctors from Moscow and army medics working in Chechnya. Eighty-five people are suffering from the mystery illness - most of them girls, Russian media report.
Muminat Khadzhayeva, a doctor in Dagestan, dismissed such speculation, saying traces of ethyl glycol had been found in blood samples.
Another doctor in Dagestan, quoted by Reuters, said the victims had probably ingested the chemical through a contaminated water supply. Earlier, some Chechen officials said they believed the illness to be psychological "trauma".
Dec 23, 2005
