Chicken Vaccines Combine To Produce Deadly Virus 178
stoilis sends this quote from an article at Science:
"Vaccines aren't supposed to cause disease. But that appears to be what's happening on Australian farms. Scientists have found that two virus strains used to vaccinate chickens there may have recombined to form a virus that is sickening and killing the animals 'This shows that recombination of such strains can happen and people need to think about it,' says Glenn Browning, a veterinary microbiologist at the University of Melbourne, Parkville, in Australia and one of the co-authors on the paper."
Re:This is Australia. (Score:5, Informative)
Myxomatosis was deliberately introduced in the 50s...I think the post was referring to the rabbit calicivirus which escaped from Wardang Island quarantine station in 1996. That's actually working quite well so far, in drier areas populations are down by as much as 90% (haven't splattered a bunny on the highway in years), however it remains to be seen whether they'll develop immunity.
Re:Does it affect humans (Score:5, Informative)
Totally off topic as to the article but relevant to vegetarian restaurant options. If you don't want to eat any meat products avoid Cracker Barrel. Everything there, from the mac and cheese to the collard greens has ham in it.
We learned this when we stopped there on a family trip with our Muslim brother in law. I think in the end all he dined on was bread-sticks and coke.
Re:Does it affect humans (Score:2, Informative)
Things without pork at Cracker Barrel:
Eggs, Toast, Hashbrown casserole, Biscuits, Jelly, Apple Butter, Fried Apples, Turkey Sausage, Grits, Chicken Fried Chicken, Chicken Fried Steak, Fried Chicken Tenderloin, Buttermilk Pancakes, Pecan Pancakes, Blueberry Pancakes, French Toast, Eggs-in-the-Basket, Yogurt Parfait, Granola with Fruit and Yogurt, Oatmeal with Fried Apples, Oatmeal with Pecans, Oatmeal with Raisins, Oatmeal with Bananas, Blueberry Muffin, Bran Muffin, Cheerios, Corn Flakes, Special K, Fruit Loops, Frosted Flakes, Wheaties, Egg Sandwich, Steak Biscuit, Sourdough Toast, Tenderloin Steak Biscuit, Half Pound Hamburger, Turkey Breast Sandwich, Grilled Chicken Tenderloin Sandwich, Chicken Salad Sandwich, Fried Chicken Tenderloin Sandwich, Catfish Sandwich, Grilled Meatloaf Sandwich, Open Faced Roast Beef, Onion Rings, Baked Potato, Steak Fries, Grilled Haddock, Lemon Pepper Grilled Rainbow Trout, Grilled Sirloin Steak, Rib Eye Steak, Roast Beef Dinner, Catfish Platter, Fried Shrimp Platter, Chicken and Dumplings, Hamburger Steak, Fried Chicken Livers, Beef Stew, Fried Okra, Coleslaw, Dumplings, Carrots, Corn, Apple Sauce, Grilled Chicken Salad, Turkey Salad, Fried Chicken salad, Chicken Salad salad, Garden Salad, Tossed Salad, Chicken and Dressing, Chicken Pot Pie, Turkey and Dressing, Butter Baked Chicken, Broccoli Cheddar Chicken, Fried Cod, Chicken and Rice, Homestyle Chicken
And that isn't even all the stuff on the menu that doesn't include pork, either, because I tried to leave out anything that sounded too repetitive and skipped desserts, drinks, kids meals and all the stuff that could be prepared with the pork left out.
I think you just didn't bother reading the menu very well or asking the server any questions about the dishes.
Re:in 3..2..1 (Score:5, Informative)
If everyone takes a vaccine, it doesn't need to make them all completely immune to the disease.
All it needs to do is increase resistance enough that each person, on average, infects less than one other person. At/after this point the number of people with the disease will decrease until noone has to worry about it anymore.