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    Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencete...-Peru-FLU.html

    Amazon tribe who had never met other humans now have FLU after they were were forced out of the rainforest by 'violent attacks' in Peru

    Seven members of the unnamed tribe emerged from the rainforest in Brazil near the Peru border three weeks ago
    Members caught and were treated for flu, for which they has no immunity
    Have now returned to their tribe - and is it feared they could infect them

    By Mark Prigg
    Published: 21:05 GMT, 23 July 2014 | Updated: 21:18 GMT, 23 July 2014


    A highly vulnerable group of uncontacted Amazon Indians forced out of the rainforest in Brazil has caught flu, it has been confirmed.

    Members of the unnamed tribe emerged from the rainforest in Brazil near the Peru border and made contact with a settled indigenous community, following 'violent attacks'.

    However, officials confirmed they caught flu - and have now returned to their tribe, amid fears they could infect them...

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    Brazil: Previously Uncontacted Tribe Now Carrying Flu

    Source: http://www.inquisitr.com/1367609/pre...-carrying-flu/

    Posted in: South America Posted: July 22, 2014
    Previously Uncontacted Tribe Now Carrying Flu
    Despite Precautions, Flu Virus Is Uncontained

    For a previously uncontacted tribe in Brazil, a worst case scenario might be unfolding. Anthropologists and medical researchers feared what could happen if an unknown band of Indians made contact with the outside world, and now, one of those fears has been realized. Members of the newly-met group have contracted the flu virus and slipped away into the rainforest.

    If they return to their tribe, the flu could spread to non-immunized members and decimate the small, isolated population...
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