I agree Rebecca.
CDC clown criteria CFS (emperic definition) has become laughably removed from even original 'sore throat and very tired' CFS (Fukuda) - which was laughably removed from ME (Myalgic Encephalomyeltis) which causes brain/spinal cord inflammation/dysautonomia/paralysis/incontinence and in some cases: death.
We must not forget (as you wisely stated) that the WPI used far stricter diagnostic critera (CCC) for their 'CFS' patients in the SCIENCE study so the CDC XMRV+ number about to be revealed would be maxing out at maybe 6-8% tops if using WPI culture method on Fukuda criteria CFS , or about 0.01% if using PCR method and/or empirical definition.
Wild guess:
6-8% XMRV+ CDC CFS study Culture vs WPI's 4% of healthy population without CFS Culture, and 0.01% CFS PCR which correlates with the 0% Wessely & McClure (thus creating the illusion Wessely & Mclure did nothing wrong).
6-8% XMRV+ culture WPI in American CFS via the CDC would be just enough to give 'slight' proof of increased rates of CFS in CDC clown critera CFS - when in reality, numbers are sky high if studying people with neuro immune disease (CCC CFS and Ramsay criteria ME). So far we have an 80.8% (Cheney) and 98% (WPI) on these 'CFS' patients with neuro immune disease.
Hence I agree the CDC XMRV+ study will be a miniscule percentage if using CDC criteria (empiric) CFS, and/or a low percentage (8% tops) when using Fukuda CFS on WPI culture. Statistically it can be no other way.
Through these diversion tacticts (why do we think the Empirical joke CFS definition or even Fukuda turned up in the first place?!!!!), the CDC can dumb down the 'risk' of CFS 'infecting' worrying people and carry on with CBT/GE/Pacing/Anti Depressants for the behavioural illness 'CFS/ME' in the UK also. (In the UK 'CFS/ME' is called 'Long term tiredness'). So all government agencies are happy. Also they won't have to ban the blood of 'CFS' patients, especially if they accidently on purpose did the 0.1% XMRV+ result (my guess) on Fukuda criteria CFS, and not Empiric. Thus hoodwinking the American public and the world even more.
The worst case scenario for them (in this great 'get out of jail free' scenario) is that a 'few' XMRV+ patients are told they are positive, and were wrongly told they have CFS. They then become a minority, a fringe, and can be quietly 'managed' by immunologists in the future. CFS still exists, no government agency can be blamed - and all those in power are happy. Job done.