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SomeoneElse

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I consider that the thorough-bred horse makes man perfect. ~ James Fillis

smash

huge fizzzzzzz.
they say, that it was hard to diagnose as they symptons have changed, and yet in ALL cases the same symptons were the same, no matter how much they may wish you to believe "the hendra virus expert Mr Lovell", all cases document the same symptoms.
great to have a hendra virus expert, that takes him 4 deaths to work out what it was LOL

this ivestigation is just going to be a smoke screne, nothing more nothing less.
the "experts" have done nothing except contradict themselves all they way through this. they will say ANYTHING that they can think of, that will make you think they are doing something.

so over little fugly bats and big fugly DPI and lying vets.
they are all ugly i tell you.

SomeoneElse

They mentioned also that all bats carry the Hendra virus, but it only seems to be an issue in Qld? Why is this? I guess it's more tropical, but so is the NT...

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I consider that the thorough-bred horse makes man perfect. ~ James Fillis

smash

ummmm because they are only ugly when they cross the border into queensland ??????

Trojane

There have been vague references to outbreaks being due to "changes in bat ecology". I guess this means changes due to human causes - clearing, horticulture, presence of domestic animals and maybe a shift with climate changes.

An article appeared in 2003: "I present evidence that the Australian paralysis tick, Ixodes holocyclus, which has apparently only recently become a parasite of flying-foxes, may transmit Hendra virus and perhaps related viruses from flying-foxes to horses and other mammals." Elsevier Article Locator

I don't know what became of that theory...but sounds VERY interesting.