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Written question asked by Lord Morris of Manchester (Labour), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Drayson (Labour) on Wednesday, 6 December 2006.


Gulf War Illnesses

Question
asked Her Majesty's Government:Further to the Written Answer by Lord Drayson on 1 November (WA 34) on Gulf War illnesses, on what date they first became aware of the research at Wright State University in Ohio into autonomic dysfunction following low-level sarin exposure and its possible relevance to illnesses among British veterans of the 1990-91 Gulf War.
Answer

Wright State University issued a press release about its research in early October 2005. As set out in my Answer of 1 November 2006 (Official Report, col. WA 34), we will review the findings in the final paper when it is published.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
128; 687 c144WA
Session
2006-07
Related items
Gulf War Illnesses
Wednesday, 1 November 2006
Written questions
House of Lords
Subjects
Chemical weapons Diseases Iraq-Kuwait conflict Research USA Gulf War syndrome Veterans Sarin
Link
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