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Media Coverage of This Article

Posted by PLOS_ONE_Group on 27 Jan 2012 at 21:43 GMT

The following article represents some of the media coverage that has occurred for this paper:

Publication: Los Angeles Times
Title: “Morgellons not caused by infectious agent, CDC researchers say - latimes.com”
http://www.latimes.com/he...

Publication: ABC News
Title: “Morgellons Disease: New Clues to Mysterious Crawling-Skin Sensations - ABC News”
http://abcnews.go.com/Hea...

Publication: CBS News
Title: “Morgellons disease exists "only in patients' minds," study shows - HealthPop - CBS News”
http://www.cbsnews.com/83...

Publication: San Francisco Chronicle
Title: “Morgellons disease probably a delusion, feds say”
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi...

Publication: Reuters
Title: “Bizarre skin disease Morgellons not infectious, CDC says | Reuters”
http://www.reuters.com/ar...

Publication: USA Today
Title: “CDC study can't explain Morgellons, a crawling-skin disease - USATODAY.com”
http://yourlife.usatoday....

Publication: msnbc.com
Title: “Vitals - Mystery skin disease Morgellons has no clear cause, CDC study says”
http://vitals.msnbc.msn.c...

Publication: Wall Street Journal Blog
Title: “CDC Study Finds Fibers Aren't Cause of Morgellons - Health Blog - WSJ”
http://blogs.wsj.com/heal...

Publication: CBS News
Title: “CDC Releases Results Of Morgellons Disease Investigation / CBS Dallas / Fort Worth”
http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2...

Publication: SFist
Title: “Morgellons Disease A Crock Says CDC; Not So Says Bay Area Doctor: SFist”
http://sfist.com/2012/01/...

Publication: Web MD
Title: “CDC: Morgellons Disease May Not Be Real”
http://www.webmd.com/skin...

Publication: TIME Healthland
Title: “Morgellons Mystery: No Medical Explanation for 'Crawling Skin' Disease, CDC Study Finds | Healthland | TIME.com”
http://healthland.time.co...

Publication: KTVU.com
Title: “Goverment study finds mysterious Bay Area illness 'exists only... | www.ktvu.com”
http://www.ktvu.com/news/...

Publication: Fox News
Title: “Mysterious disease code cracked | Fox News”
http://www.foxnews.com/he...

Publication: Fox News Radio
Title: “CDC Debunks Mystery Disease - FOX News Radio”
http://radio.foxnews.com/...

Publication: Gather News
Title: “Morgellons Disease Creates Fake Pictures in... | Gather”
http://news.gather.com/vi...

Publication: The Daily Beast
Title: “Creepy Skin Disease Finally ID'd as Morgellons Disease - The Daily Beast”
http://www.thedailybeast....

Publication: Huliq
Title: “Government study says Morgellons disease is probably a delusion | HULIQ”
http://www.huliq.com/3257...

Publication: The Stir
Title: “People With Mysterious Morgellons Disease Aren't Out of Their Minds (VIDEO) | The Stir”
http://thestir.cafemom.co...

Publication: Z6 Mag
Title: “No Morgellons Disease Cure Found in Recent CDC Report | Z6Mag”
http://z6mag.com/health/n...

Publication: Global Post
Title: “Morgellons disease: CDC study finds its not caused by an infectious agent”
http://www.globalpost.com...

Publication: Statesman.com
Title: “Austin nurse unhappy with study that finds no medical cause for creepy skin disease | Salud”
http://www.statesman.com/...

Publication: Daily Gossip
Title: “Scientists Still Don't Know What Causes The Morgellons Disease”
http://www.dailygossip.or...

Publication: JD Journal
Title: “No Answers from Federal Study of Morgellons | JD Journal”
http://www.jdjournal.com/...

Publication: Medscape News
Title: “No Medical Condition, Infectious Source Found for Morgellons”
http://www.medscape.com/v...

Publication: International Business Times
Title: “Morgellons Disease Exists only in Patients' Minds, Study - International Business Times”
http://www.ibtimes.com/ar...

Publication: Long Island Press
Title: “Morgellons Disease: Morgellons is Psychological, CDC Says | Long Island Press”
http://www.longislandpres...

Publication: Soda Head
Title: “Is Morgellons 'Crawling Skin' Disease Purely Psychological?”
http://www.sodahead.com/u...

Publication: Winnipeg Free Press
Title: “Study finds no evidence mystery condition Morgellons has physiological cause - Winnipeg Free Press”
http://www.winnipegfreepr...

Publication: Atlanta Journal Constitution
Title: “Study of freakish mystery illness finds no cause | ajc.com”
http://www.ajc.com/health...

Publication: Slate
Title: “Morgellons disease: the CDC study that debunks the skin ailment.”
http://www.slate.com/blog...

Publication: Inquisitr.com
Title: “Morgellons Disease Likely Psychological, CDC Finds”
http://www.inquisitr.com/...

Publication: Science Blogs
Title: “Still more evidence that Morgellons disease is most likely delusional parasitosis, 2012 edition : Respectful Insolence”
http://scienceblogs.com/i...

Publication: Med Page Today
Title: “Medical News: CDC Says Strange Skin Condition Not Infectious - in Dermatology, General Dermatology from MedPage Today”
http://www.medpagetoday.c...

Publication: My Health News Daily
Title: “Mysterious Skin Condition 'Morgellons' Not Contagious, Study Says | MyHealthNewsDaily.com”
http://www.myhealthnewsda...

Publication: Third Age
Title: “Morgellons Not a Physical Disease, Feds Say | ThirdAge”
http://www.thirdage.com/n...

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Competing interests declared: PLoS ONE Staff

RE: Media Coverage of This Article

PLOS_ONE_Group replied to PLOS_ONE_Group on 21 Sep 2012 at 22:54 GMT

The following article represents some of the media coverage that has occurred for this paper:

Publication: PR Web
Title: “Morgellons Treatment Hopes Alive Even after Controversial CDC Ruling”
http://www.prweb.com/rele...

If you see any additional coverage of this paper in the press or blogosphere, please reply to this thread and add the link to the article.

Competing interests declared: PLOS ONE Staff

RE: RE: Media Coverage of This Article

PLOS_ONE_Group replied to PLOS_ONE_Group on 19 Oct 2012 at 21:00 GMT

The following article represents some of the media coverage that has occurred for this paper:

Publication: Clinical_Correlations
Title: “Morgellons: Real Disease or Delusion Turned Internet Meme? | Clinical Correlations”
http://www.clinicalcorrel...

If you see any additional coverage of this paper in the press or blogosphere, please reply to this thread and add the link to the article.

Competing interests declared: PLOS ONE Staff