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Race to find Hendra vaccine

10 Sep, 2009 10:57 AM

The CSIRO will accelerate the development of an emergency treatment to combat the deadly Hendra virus, which is unique to Australia.

The Australian Financial Review reports that the organisation will collaborate with animal health companies in Australia and internationally as it works on a horse vaccine, which is expected to take three to five years and cost about $1 million.

The race to find effective treatment for the virus has been given added urgency as the Australian horse-racing industry is gearing up to export to China.

A CSIRO spokesman said $200,000 had been made available for the production and development of antibodies to treat the virus.

The Australian Financial Review

Source: http://www.afr.com

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One "expert" was recently quoted as saying that it would cost billions to get a human vaccine. Not only was he talking through his hat, it was obvious that he was a govt stooge.

If it were the case, it would be much cheaper to supply shotgun rounds to all of the shooters in Queensland.

The unfortunate residents of Eton outside Mackay have a flying fox camp right in their midst and the authorities won't even allow them to use noise makers in an effort to move them on. Their property prices are rock bottom and no one will buy them out.

In this situation it behoves the Govt, if they won't allow the shooting or moving the bats elsewhere, then the responsible thing for the govt to do is to buy out the property owners at a reasonable rate so they can relocate.

Their situation is like as if they had their properties compulsorily resumed without compensation.

Posted by Trugger, 10/09/2009 7:17:05 PM

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