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Researchers & their research
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC),
- Kaiser Permanente - assisting with CDC study
- Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP) - assisting with CDC study
- Dept
of Health & Human Services
- letter from CDC to all State Medical Associations (Dec 2008)
Morgellons Research Foundation (MRF) - Chairman, Dr William Harvey, Founder Mary Leitao
- Clongen Laboratories, Maryland - Dr Ahmed Kilani
- Jenny Haverty - Clinical Microbiologist
- Phase
1: Recovery of Morgellons-Related Particles from Water Samples (Aug
2008)
- Morgellons Medical conference, Austin, Texas, 2010 - Notes from Dr Wymore's presentation
Oklahoma State University - Dr Randy Wymore
- Robert F Smith - BS Genetics, MS (Chemistry)
Stony Brook University, New York
- Dr. Vitaly Citovsky & Mark Darrah - SEM Results & Images
- Mark Darrah - Further SEM images from sufferers
- Dr Citovsky - video presentation of SEM images
Dr. Hildegarde Staninger - Toxicologist
Dr Rahim Karjoo, M.D - American Medical Diagnostic Laboratories, Inc
Dr Amin - Parasitologist
Tulsa Police Crime Lab: Ron Pogue & Mark Boese
Institute of Science in Society - Dr. Mae-Wan Ho & Prof. Joe Cummins
Journal articles
Savely VR, Leitao MM (2005) Skin lesions and crawling sensations: disease or delusion? Adv Nurse Pract 13: 16-17
Leitao,
Savely, Stricker
(2006) The mystery of Morgellons: Infection or Dellusion? (PDF
437kb) - American Journal of Clinical Dermatology. 7: (1), 1-5
Savely
& Stricker (2007)
Morgellons Disease: The mystery unfolds, Expert review of Dermatology.
Vol. 2, No. 5, Pages 585-591
Elkan D. (2007) Morgellons disease the itch that won’t be scratched. New Scientist 2621: 46-49
Harvey,
Bransfield, Mercer, Wright, Ricchi and Leitao, (2009) Morgellons
disease, illuminating an undefined illness: a case series, Journal
of Medical case reports. 3:8243
Chao
D, Cave D (2009) Small Bowel Capsule Findings Suggest
that Morgellon's Disease has an Organic Basis and is Not Psychosomatic
in Origin, University of Massachusetts Medical Center.
Savely
& Stricker
(2010) Morgellons disease: Analysis of a population with clinically
confirmed microscopic subcutaneous fibers of unknown etiology, Clinical,
Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, Volume 2010:3
Savely,
et al (2010)
Morgellons Disease in a 48-Year-Old Female With Dermatologic Complaints.
Advanced
Emergency Nursing Journal:
Volume
32, Issue 4, p 314–322
Dovigi
A (2010) Intraoral Morgellons Disease or Delusional Parasitosis:
A First Case Report, American Journal of Dermatopathology: Volume
32 - Issue 6 - pp 603-605 http://journals.lww.com/amjdermatopathology/Abstract/2010/08000/Intraoral_Morgellons_Disease_or_Delusional.12.aspx
Dewan P, Miller J, Musters C, Taylor RE , Bewley AP (2011) Delusional infestation with unusual pathogens: a report of three cases. Clinical and Experimental Dermatology. Volume 36, Issue 7, pages 745–748
Middelveen MJ & Stricker RB (2011) Filament formation associated with spirochetal infection: a comparative approach to Morgellons disease, Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, Volume 2011:4 167–177
Pearson ML, Selby JV, Katz KA, Cantrell V, Braden CR, et al. (2012) Clinical, Epidemiologic, Histopathologic and Molecular Features of an Unexplained Dermopathy. PLoS ONE, 7(1)
Middelveen MJ, Rasmussen EH, Kahn DG, Stricker RB (2012) Morgellons Disease: A Chemical and Light Microscopic Study. Journal of Clinical & Experimental Dermatology Research 3:140
Independent non-clinical/non-professional research:
Morgellons UK- Close associations: Micro-myiasis & Morgellons disease
Morgellons UK - The history of Morgellons, 1544 - the present