salut jaques, d'ou etes vous exactement? FLI USA Yvan Alleau 712 Kings boulevard 97330 Corvallis, Oregon home # 738-0606 College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences Oregon State University office (Burt 222) # 737-3649, to be used wisely ! yalleau@oce.orst.edu "When you're far from everything, you're getting closer to the essential" ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jacques BESSON" <jbesson@club-internet.fr> To: <apisto@listbox.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2001 12:53 PM Subject: Re: another catastrophe type question OT > > Mike, > Sorry ! > I've reported what i've read in french newspapers. Once more it's necessary to be > careful with newspapers ( perhaps only with french newspapers, but I'm not sure ). > Jacques > Mike & Diane Wise a écrit: > > > Jacques, > > > > The hoof & mouth virus has appeared in North America over the past 200 years, but it > > has been decades since the last outbreak, thank Goodness. Like most viri, be they > > plant, animal, or human, they will spread more quickly now that we have faster > > transportation. The West Nile Fever virus has spread throughout the northeastern US, > > and Canada recently had what was thought to be the first case of Ebola virus. > > Fortunately it was not and fortunately Canada had prepared for this problem. > > > > Mike Wise > > > > Jacques BESSON wrote: > > > > > Absolutely nothing ! > > > Deseases with cows is "new" problem related to diet for cattle. > > > Foot and Mouth is a viral affection , a very known and old affection( but unknow > > > in the new world). > > > J.Besson > > > > > > Yvan Alleau a écrit: > > > > > > > sorry for that but, what do you mean by Foot and Mouth disease? Is that > > > > related to the problems with deseases in European cows? > > > > FLI USA > > > > > > > > Yvan Alleau > > > > 712 Kings boulevard > > > > 97330 Corvallis, Oregon > > > > home # 738-0606 > > > > College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences > > > > Oregon State University > > > > office (Burt 222) # 737-3649, to be used wisely ! > > > > yalleau@oce.orst.edu > > > > > > > > "When you're far from everything, you're getting closer to the essential" > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Helen Burns" <helen.burns@bigwig.net> > > > > To: <apisto@listbox.com> > > > > Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2001 12:09 AM > > > > Subject: Re: another catastrophe type question OT > > > > > > > > > Gabriella, > > > > > > > > > > I cannot see the difference between transporting two styrofoam boxes or > > > > > suitcases. For that matter if contamination was a risk all transportation > > > > > would have to cease. It is a terrible thing this Foot and Mouth disease > > > > > here and new cases are being found everyday, all cases can be traced back > > > > to > > > > > one farm in the very south of England. They suspect it was brought in by > > > > > foodstuff (I think). Crufts Dog Show and other events over here have been > > > > > cancelled. Zoos, Wildlife Reserves etc have been closed and rightly so as > > > > a > > > > > precaution from contamination from people and transport coming from a > > > > rural > > > > > areas. > > > > > > > > > > Helen, > > > > > Scotland > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > This concerns hoof and mouth disease in England. > > > > > > > > > > > > A friend is arriving in Canada from England April 2. He was intending > > > > to > > > > > > bring along with him two styrofoam boxes of his own tropical fish. I'm > > > > > > going to have to contact Agriculture Canada if they'll let the fish in. > > > > > The > > > > > > virus transports in the air and transports better in wetness. Although > > > > he > > > > > > doesn't live on a farm, he does live in a rural area but there's been no > > > > > > disease in that part of the country. > > > > > > > > > > > > I can see that the fish could be stopped from entry if the rules are > > > > > really > > > > > > strict. I can also see that Ag. Can. would say 'fine, bring 'em in. No > > > > > > problem. They don't have cloven hooves..' However the dog show in > > > > England > > > > > > was canceled due to this virus and even though horses can't get the > > > > > disease, > > > > > > their movements have been curtailed..... > > > > > > > > > > > > Anybody care to speculate if this is going to prove problematic because > > > > > then > > > > > > it's best to leave the fish behind on this trip. > > > > > > > > > > > > All this disaster because someone decided that the disease was supposed > > > > to > > > > > > have been eliminated, and the vaccine was 'too expensive'. I don't > > > > know > > > > > > where it originated this time. Someone I know suggested it was brought > > > > in > > > > > > from Africa. > > > > > > > > > > > > Anway, just another potential problem for us fishkeepers that really has > > > > > > nothing to do with us. It's amazing how when one makes certain plans > > > > that > > > > > > seem so basic and simple, something has to come along to throw a wrench > > > > in > > > > > > the works. Even just the fact that it's the week-end and no one will > > > > > answer > > > > > > the phones is annoying. What's further annoying is chances are I'll > > > > enter > > > > > > 'voice-mail hell' on Monday morning and it's anyone's guess when I'll > > > > > > finally get a 'live body' on the other end of the line. > > > > > > > > > > > > Just letting off some steam..... > > > > > > > > > > > > Gabriella Kadar > > > > > > Toronto, Canada > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > This is the apistogramma mailing list, apisto@listbox.com. > > > > > For instructions on how to subscribe or unsubscribe or get help, > > > > > email apisto-request@listbox.com. > > > > > Search http://altavista.digital.com for "Apistogramma Mailing List > > > > Archives"! > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > This is the apistogramma mailing list, apisto@listbox.com. > > > > For instructions on how to subscribe or unsubscribe or get help, > > > > email apisto-request@listbox.com. > > > > Search http://altavista.digital.com for "Apistogramma Mailing List Archives"! > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > This is the apistogramma mailing list, apisto@listbox.com. > > > For instructions on how to subscribe or unsubscribe or get help, > > > email apisto-request@listbox.com. > > > Search http://altavista.digital.com for "Apistogramma Mailing List Archives"! > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > This is the apistogramma mailing list, apisto@listbox.com. > > For instructions on how to subscribe or unsubscribe or get help, > > email apisto-request@listbox.com. > > Search http://altavista.digital.com for "Apistogramma Mailing List Archives"! > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This is the apistogramma mailing list, apisto@listbox.com. > For instructions on how to subscribe or unsubscribe or get help, > email apisto-request@listbox.com. > Search http://altavista.digital.com for "Apistogramma Mailing List Archives"! > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is the apistogramma mailing list, apisto@listbox.com. 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