On: Belief in black magic persists in Papua New Guinea

[nemo]

In Papua New Guinea the prion based disease, Kuru, transmitted by cannibalism was last reported in 2005. There is still cannibalism among the Korowai tribe. Papua New Guinea has many corners that are a far, far different place from the modern Western world.

[rsync → nemo]

Go ahead and peruse wikipedia for "prion diseases" ... it's a fascinating subject with some very scary subtopics. Of particular note:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatal_familial_insomnia

... and the account of one patient who valiantly struggled to prolong his life in the face of this disease.