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In article <2011072809401943422-francisoconnor3@bigpondcom>, Frank O'Connor <francisoconnor3@bigpond.com> wrote:
>On 2011-07-27 19:16:45 +0000, DonH said:
>
>> "DonH" <donlhumphries@bigpond.com> wrote in message 
>> news:fz5Rp.8088$aH5.3825@viwinnwfe02.internal.bigpond.com...
>>> Why are most fruit bats immune to this virus (and most chimps immune to
> AIDS)?
>>> Presumably their bodies have built up general immunity over time - much 
>>> as those Aborigines who did not die from measles when colonialists 
>>> first landed.
>>> An American snake-handler died of old age recently (at 100), after 
>>> years of being bitten by his beloved snakes - he even deliberately 
>>> injected himself, to build up immunity.
>>> A hendra anti-virus serum is being produced by researchers, but is a 
>>> few years away from being guaranteed safe to use.
>>> Meantime, keep horses away from bats, if possible.
>>> 
>> 
>> # Well, it now seems a family dog (kelpie?) has contracted the virus, 
>> with no obvious bad effect, as presence of the virus was only detected 
>> after deliberate testing.
>>     What is the "instinctive" reaction of the Authorities?  The dog 
>> must be "put down".
>>     Maybe.  But if the dog shrugs off the disease isn't that a good 
>> thing? The more immunity spreads, the better?
>
>Dog may not even be susceptible to the virus … but the bad news is that 
>humans and horses are.
>
>Think Tyhoid Mary if you need a further illustration ...
>
>Me? I'd keep the pooch in isolation, test it periodically to see what 
>happens to the virus, and if the virus doesn't go away and the dog is 
>still unaffected … waste every hound in Queensland.           :)

I'm waiting for it to spread to cats.  :-)


Cheers, Phred.

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