BUSTED: While DFO scientists collaborating with the fish farm industry claim that the virus PRV in their farms does not cause disease, researchers in Norway found that it does.
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thewalrus.ca/the-other-epid… .
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thewalrus.ca/the-other-epid… .
DFO management knew about this and did nothing.
The scientific journal @PLOSONE knew about this and did nothing.
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#bcsalmonfarming
The scientific journal @PLOSONE knew about this and did nothing.
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#bcsalmonfarming
"Last December, Norwegian researchers published a breakthrough study that used purified PRV-1A from BC. In the study, the purified PRV-1A caused HSMI lesions in multiple Atlantic salmon.."
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"..one of the scientists told me in an email; one salmon developed lesions as severe as those seen in fish infected with a more virulent variant of the #virus.
'That completely confirmed what we have been saying all along,' says Di Cicco—'PRV-1A IS a disease agent'.. "
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'That completely confirmed what we have been saying all along,' says Di Cicco—'PRV-1A IS a disease agent'.. "
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I did what I could to stop this, but #DFO was too big and determined to protect salmon farms:
"Morton’s argument was straightforward: the DFO is legally barred from permitting the transfer of fish with a 'disease or disease agent,' and PRV IS a disease agent."
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#wildsalmon
"Morton’s argument was straightforward: the DFO is legally barred from permitting the transfer of fish with a 'disease or disease agent,' and PRV IS a disease agent."
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#wildsalmon
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