Posted on 10/19/2014 11:16:32 AM PDT by dennisw
They sure are.
A link to this thread has been posted on the Ebola Surveillance Thread
Unfortunately, some do. Not only has this made it harder to fight the disease in Africa, but at least one group of people were beaten and hacked to death because of such beliefs.
Considering we have been in a near perpetual state of 'crisis' since WWII, imagine the implications for politicians since.
Perhaps he is confused by claims by the US government that they own the ebola virus.
Please see US Patent # CA 2741523 A1
from the patent on file:
U.S. Government claims exclusive ownership over its “invention” of Ebola
The “SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION” section of the patent document also clearly claims that the U.S. government is claiming “ownership” over all Ebola viruses that share as little as 70% similarity with the Ebola it “invented”:
...invention relates to the isolated EboBun virus that morphologically and phylogenetically relates to known members filoviridae... In another aspect, the invention provides an isolated hEbola EboBun virus comprising a nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: a) a nucleotide sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1; b) a nucleotide sequence that hybridizes to the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1 under stringent conditions; and c) a nucleotide sequence that has at least 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% identity to the SEQ ID NO
I can see where a 3rd world country with an ebola outbreak would have concerns about the US wanting to “help”.
Maybe he’d be happier teaching at the University of Monrovia or some such place.
I guess, the professor didn’t read the patent application. For instance: [0019] In other aspects, the invention relates to the use of the isolated hEbola virus for diagnostic and therapeutic methods based on EbBun, EboIC, or a combination thereof. In one embodiment, the invention provides a method of detecting in a biological sample an antibody immunospecific for the genus of West Afrin Ebola Species constituting hEbola EbBun and EboIC
He also must of missed the application date in 2008 or final issuing date in 2010. There is money in finding treatments and they are protecting their research.
And many in the first world.
He's a leftist. As long as lefties spew the leftist talking points and continue to further their agenda, they will continue to be put and kept in positions of status in America by other leftists in positions of power. The problem is, after half a century of working their way into every aspect of American life, they are now winning and succeeding re: their agenda.
But he did not miss the part where the patent claims to cover all ebola virus variants with as little as 70% similarity to the virus they patented. (covers all of them)
Post to me or FReep mail to be on/off the Bring Out Your Dead ping list.
The purpose of the “Bring Out Your Dead” ping list (formerly the “Ebola” ping list) is very early warning of emerging pandemics, as such it has a high false positive rate.
So far the false positive rate is 100%.
At some point we may well have a high mortality pandemic, and likely as not the “Bring Out Your Dead” threads will miss the beginning entirely.
*sigh* Such is life, and death...
Thanks for the ping!
That’s right. He’s a professor plant pathology.
I wouldn’t be surprised to learn he’s a ROPer too.
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