Flying bats in Guam – the cause of the complex

In this issue we are pleased to publish an interview with Drs Oliver Sacks and Paul Cox, following their recent research which suggested that eating flying foxes was responsible for an isolated cluster of ALS-parkinsonian-dementia complex found in the Guam peninsula. As an interesting counterpoint to this article, we are also publishing a commentary by Dr Huw Morris. Dr Morris, who spent some time in Guam, is able to rely on his own experiences and local knowledge and contacts to provide a cautionary note.