'My adopted daughter and then my second wife died of kuru'

摘要

I was in my thirties and had a son by the name of Anua when Dr Carleton Gajdusek came into the Purosa Valley to do research on kuru. Carleton picked Anua from among the boys to work with him. When Carleton, Anua and others went on patrol, I assisted them by carrying field equipment and rations for two to three weeks. I also assisted by explaining to the village people why we were there in their village, how we wanted to examine the sick kuru patients and what help we tried to give them.