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Hi Jolianne,
Probably worth your while to have a chat to Olga Haenen, who would have good contacts to Ranavirus experts in fish in Europe to compare notes.
Best regards
Ellen
From: Global Ranavirus Consortium [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Rijks, J.M.
Sent: Saturday, 11 February 2012 5:55 AM
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Subject: FW: question for the ranavirus group
Dear all,
We had a ranavirus (CMTV) outbreak in the Netherlands in 2010 (described in Kik M et al, 2011: http://fwf.ag.utk.edu/mgray/ranavirus/2011Publications/Kiketal2011.pdf ), and have a question to put forward to the Consortium:
Should CMTV occur only in part of the country, are there measures that could be taken to limit the impact of the virus? If so, what measures would the Consortium recommend?
Our thoughts were along the following lines
1. Monitoring to keep track of the situation. --- Through investigation mass mortalities only to limit costs?
2. Measures to minimize/slow the spread of the virus throughout the country --- Are there options besides communication of preventive measures to the public to minimize risk of transfer/introduction of CMTV (and other pathogens) by humans? Any tips regarding this communication? What hygiene protocols are being recommended in different countries?
3. Studies leading to more insight into species at risk --- Would in vitro studies on fish/reptile/amphibian cell-lines provide some insight?
4. Measures to protect rare species --- What would such measures be? Is raising back-up populations of rare species in captivity one of them?
Looking forward to receiving your ideas on this point,
Kind regards, also on behalf of Marja Kik and Annemarieke Spitzen,
Jolianne Rijks
Dutch Wildlife Health Centre