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April 27, 2009 - Denmark's Staatens Serum Institute published study on Blastocystis infection in Denmark, identifying association with IBS, and noting presence of inflammatory bowel disease in patients.

March 27, 2009 - Pasteur Institute publishes study on Blastocystis infection in France (BRF co-authored study)

February 26, 2009 - Read BRF's letter in Lancet Infectious Diseases, "Emerging infectious diseases are not always obvious." 

February 18, 2009 - Dr. Charles H. Zierdt, 30+ year veteran of the NIH, joins BRF Board of Directors
January 15, 2009 - Notes from Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Illness meeting, April, 2008.  BRF's testimony is noted on page 19 (search for Blastocystis).

 November 17, 2008 - Corvallis Gazette Times publishes article on impact of long-term Blastocystis infection on local family.

More Items (coming soon)

Veterans Study

If you have developed two or more of these symptoms following international travel, and your doctor can't figure out what is wrong, we'd like to talk to you about participating in a BRF study:  

* Gastrointestinal symptoms (abdominal pain / diarrhea / constipation / loose stools/nausea/vomiting)  
* Fatigue     
* Joint pain      
* Headaches     
* Skin rash  
* Neurological symptoms  (muscle twitching, numbness, hands turning blue, burning feeling on skin)  

In the study, you would answer some questions about your symptoms, and your experience with physicians.  We may also ask you to provide a stool (fecal) sample for testing. 

If you would like to receive written materials about the study, please provide the following contact information, and we will mail you a packet. 

You should receive a packet in 2-3 weeks.  If you have not received anything in that time, please give us a call.


* NEW - If you're a Gulf War Veteran, and would like to skip the initial contact step and enroll, you can download the forms from this site by clicking here.  Just fill out the forms and return them to the address listed on the form.  Once we process your enrollment, we will follow-up with the kit to collect a stool sample.

 

 

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If you have multiple members in your household who have developed illness, we would be interested in enrolling all of them. 

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