Article

2005-05-01 China-Japan-Koreas

Have Bioterrorists Infected Swine in Korea with Human WSN/33?

Archived material is restricted to Rantburg regulars and members. If you need access email fred.pruitt=at=gmail.com with your nick to be added to the members list. There is no charge to join Rantburg as a member.

Posted by phil_b 2005-05-01 17:39|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I'll finger the Norks for this, although how the virus got into Skor pigs is a mystery. I wouldn't discount a covert bioweapons attack/experiment by those fun loving folks north of the DMZ.

Posted by phil_b 2005-05-01 6:22:59 PM|| 2005-05-01 6:22:59 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 I suspect that the pigs have picked up a strain that is very prone to mutation. That is, from a single-strain infection, a individual animal might have 2-5 mutations. Get a herd together, and they almost act as a group of laboratories that selectively breed the "most effective" strain, with strains competing in 'semi-finals' with each other, until one mutates enough so that the herd has no defense against it. They they all get it.

Posted by Anonymoose 2005-05-01 7:33:46 PM|| 2005-05-01 7:33:46 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 While a virus could evolve towards a known genotype. My understanding is, it is wildly improbable - monkeys typing Shakespeare kind of stuff.

Posted by phil_b 2005-05-01 8:17:31 PM|| 2005-05-01 8:17:31 PM|| Front Page Top

23:44 Jack is Back!
23:40 Jack is Back!
23:26 anymouse
23:13 Sock Puppet 0â Doom
23:04 trailing wife
23:03 JosephMendiola
22:56 Jackal
22:55 trailing wife
22:52 .com
22:49 trailing wife
22:48 .com
22:46 trailing wife
22:44 Rex Mundi
22:41 SteveS
22:39 Bomb-a-rama
22:38 Rex Mundi
22:36 Bomb-a-rama
22:31 trailing wife
22:30 Frank G
22:30 Bomb-a-rama
22:29 Bomb-a-rama
22:06 JosephMendiola
21:34 Tony (UK)
21:22 Tony (UK)