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Hi Jim & All, Apr 21, 2011
This kind of knee-jerk reaction (stop spreading the disease, people) =
is so typical of officialdom it would be funny if it were not so sad.=20
Let's see-- say >20,000 bats per cave, they can fly and probably =
don't wash hands ,face or boots before entering or after leaving caves.=20
Roughly 1 in 100,000 people go to bat caves each year (an order of =
magnitude guess), they can't fly and probably do wash before entering =
and after leaving.=20
And bats hang cheek to jowl over their dung heap in air that is =
likely about 100% RH.
So considering both opportunity, and condition; is the bat vector for =
spread of this disease 10^6 or 10^8 times as large as the human vector ? =
Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville
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----- Original Message -----=20
From: James W. Wolford=20
To: NatureNS ; Jim Wolford ; Hugh Broders ; Howie Huynh ; Fred Scott ; =
Andrew Hebda=20
Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 10:58 AM
Subject: [NatureNS] People asked to help prevent disease in bats -- =
Chronicle Herald, Apr. 19/11
White-nose fungus disease has now been found in Nova Scotia (and =
earlier in N.B. too). This was also on CBC Radio News this morning. =
Jim in Wolfville.
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Chronicle Herald, Tues., Apr. 19, 2011=20
http://thechronicleherald.ca/NovaScotia/1239060.html
ACROSS NOVA SCOTIA=20
Tue, Apr 19 - 4:54 AM
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People asked to help prevent disease in bats
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The Nova Scotia government wants people to stay out of caves and old =
mine works that might house bats to try to stop the spread of a disease =
that=EF=BF=BDs lethal to the province=EF=BF=BDs little brown bat =
population.
Wildlife officials are expressing concern about the discovery of the =
disease in the bats.
Nova Scotia is the fourth province to confirm cases of white-nose =
syndrome, a fungus that leaves a white ring around a bat=EF=BF=BDs nose, =
ears or wings.
Natural Resources Minister Charlie Parker says staying out of caves =
and old mines limits the chances of cross-contamination.
The disease poses no risk to humans and was also discovered in New =
Brunswick last month.
Insect-eating bats help to control pests, including the spruce =
budworm, that are destructive to forests and agricultural crops.
The Canadian Press=
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Hi Jim & All, =
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Apr 21,=20
2011</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2> This kind of knee-jerk reaction =
(stop=20
spreading the disease, people) is so typical of officialdom it would be =
funny if=20
it were not so sad. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2> Let's see-- say >20,000 =
bats per=20
cave, they can fly and probably don't wash hands ,face or =
boots before=20
entering or after leaving caves. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2> Roughly 1 in 100,000 people go to =
bat caves=20
each year (an order of magnitude guess), they can't fly and probably do=20
wash before entering and after leaving. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2> And bats hang cheek to jowl over =
their dung=20
heap in air that is likely about 100% RH.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>So considering both opportunity, and condition; is =
the bat=20
vector for spread of this disease 10^6 or 10^8 times as large as the =
human=20
vector ? </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2> Yt, Dave Webster, =
Kentville</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>=20
<A title=3Djimwolford@eastlink.ca =
href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">James W.=20
Wolford</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=3Dnaturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20
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title=3Djimwolford@eastlink.ca =
href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">Jim=20
Wolford</A> ; <A title=3Dhugh.broders@SMU.CA=20
href=3D"mailto:hugh.broders@SMU.CA">Hugh Broders</A> ; <A=20
title=3Dhuynh.hm@rogers.com href=3D"mailto:huynh.hm@rogers.com">Howie =
Huynh</A> ;=20
<A title=3Dfwscott@eastlink.ca =
href=3D"mailto:fwscott@eastlink.ca">Fred Scott</A>=20
; <A title=3DHEBDAAJ@gov.ns.ca =
href=3D"mailto:HEBDAAJ@gov.ns.ca">Andrew Hebda</A>=20
</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, April 19, 2011 =
10:58=20
AM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [NatureNS] People =
asked to help=20
prevent disease in bats -- Chronicle Herald, Apr. 19/11</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>White-nose fungus disease has now been found in Nova Scotia (and =
earlier=20
in N.B. too). This was also on CBC Radio News this morning. =
Jim in=20
Wolfville.</DIV>
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