Corona Virus

A relation is a vet specialising in exotic diseases in large animals, who has treated horses with Hendra (and lived), has studied bats himself, assisted various government and university studies, worked on the Mad Cow and Bird Flu outbreaks and trained other vets.

Conversations with him are interesting.

He thinks the lab escape theory is politicised rubbish.

He says there are literally millions of coronaviruses around, but they rarely jump to humans, so people don't realise the danger.

He blames humans for destroying the food sources of wild animals, forcing them into closer contact with humans.

He points out in 20 years we've had the SARS1, MERS and SARS 2 pandemics, plus plenty of others that were not so well-known.

He thinks its only by good luck that humans have not already been wiped out by numerous exotic diseases.

So, there's a cheery thought.

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Originally Posted by DiscoMick

He points out in 20 years we've had the SARS1, MERS and SARS 2 pandemics, plus plenty of others that were not so well-known.

He thinks its only by good luck that humans have not already been wiped out by numerous exotic diseases.

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Mother Nature is trying very hard, she'll get it right one day.

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Originally Posted by DiscoMick

He points out in 20 years we've had the SARS1, MERS and SARS 2 pandemics, plus plenty of others that were not so well-known.

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Absolutely correct - when I was researching a paper on Covid last year for a client it turned out that there had been several other SARS type viruses that arose in southern China and spread around for a bit. Possibly others that were never really picked up.

FYI, you remember the Swine flu? A couple of months before the Govt went into pandemic mode there was a bad flu circulating in Melbourne's northern suburbs. The GPs flagged it but no-one paid attention. Afterwards they went back and tested the samples, and yep, it was H1N1.

I read about a research project which surveyed in the Himalaya extended ranges east to west and identified about a million coronaviruses, many previously unknown. So it's quite possible that was the source at Wuhan. Recommend not eating Asian bats.

BTW Australian bats don't have SARS2 (Covid 19), so that's good, but about one percent have been found to carry other viruses, usually without displaying symptoms. Bat carers are required to be vaccinated for lyssavirus. I'm having my booster tomorrow.

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Sensible advice from an expert, I thought.

The hunt for man-made coronavirus is counter productive - Pearls and Irritations

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Originally Posted by DiscoMick

I read about a research project which surveyed in the Himalaya extended ranges east to west and identified about a million coronaviruses, many previously unknown. So it's quite possible that was the source at Wuhan. Recommend not eating Asian bats.

BTW Australian bats don't have SARS2 (Covid 19), so that's good, but about one percent have been found to carry other viruses, usually without displaying symptoms. Bat carers are required to be vaccinated for lyssavirus. I'm having my booster tomorrow.

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I've eaten flying fox several times, without any ill effect. Bloody lovely, too. White-as meat, with a fruity nuance. Was nearly 50 years ago though.

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Originally Posted by Saitch

I've eaten flying fox several times, without any ill effect. Bloody lovely, too. White-as meat, with a fruity nuance.

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You mean like a nice fruity Moselle? Nuance? There is word that you don't hear often these days.[bigrolf]

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Originally Posted by 4bee

You mean like a nice fruity Moselle? Nuance? There is word that you don't hear often these days.[bigrolf]

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Fruity Lexia? Check your cellar 4B, it'll still be in the carton if you have any and you've stored it well.

DL

I remember when I was in one place in PNG, the locals had a pair of stayed bamboo poles erected in a saddle in the hills that the flying foxes used to go from one valley to the next - as required they hoisted on the poles a large net made of 10# nylon fishing line with about six inch mesh. Held loosely, the flying foxes could not detect it and would get tangled in it. The villagers lust lowered it, knocked them on the head, untangled them and rehoisted it if they did not get enough in one go.