VACCINE

“Several recent epidemiological studies have shown that vaccinations against biological warfare
using pertussis as an adjuvant were associated with the Gulf war syndrome.”
Medical Hypotheses • April 2002
Gulf war syndrome:
could it be triggered by biological warfare-vaccines
using pertussis as an adjuvant?
Author information
Tournier JN1, Jouan A, Mathieu J, Drouet E.
Département de biologie des agents transmissibles
CRSSA, La Tronche, France
j.tournier@eudoramail.com
Abstract
Several recent epidemiological studies have shown that vaccinations against biological warfare using pertussis
as an adjuvant were associated with the Gulf war syndrome. If such epidemiological findings are confirmed, we
propose that the use of pertussis as an adjuvant could trigger neurodegeneration through induction of interleukin-
1beta secretion in the brain. In turn, neuronal lesions may be sustained by stress or neurotoxic chemical combinations.
Particular susceptibility for IL-1beta secretion and potential distant neuronal damage could provide an
explanation for the diversity of the symptoms observed on veterans.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12027522