New Threat as Chikungunya Virus Heads to Australia, thanks to Bill Gates!

Vatic Note: This is the man who just bought that bastion of "black science",  MONSANTO.  And to protect himself and his newly acquired company, he bought blackwater, BLACKWATER or as they now call themselves "XE" who are private mercenaries loyal to those with the check book.  Now What a coincidence, Bill Gates foundation funded a vaccine program for just such a disease for Australia and ironically, that mosquito and virus had never been on that island before. My goodness they are going after aussies way worse than they are going after us. I wonder why? Its surprising me. I know Bill Gates is the master of depopulation, and euthenasia, but this is going too far.

Someone needs to have a serious discussion with that man. Blackwater is not going to help him out with this one. In fact, you can't hide far enough away from responsibility for your actions. Its karma and that follows you where ever you go.  Wonder if they will then send it our way once done playing with it in Australia land?

New Threat as Chikungunya Virus Heads to Australia
http://www.cairns.com.au/article/2011/01/21/145631_local-news.html
Daniel Bateman, The Cairns Post, Austrailia, provided to vatic project by Gypsy Flame, Australia

IT'S only a matter of time before a virus that causes excruciating arthritis spreads in the Far North, an expert has warned.

The mosquito-borne disease Chikungunya has been diagnosed in travellers entering Australia from countries where the disease is prevalent, such as Africa, Indian Ocean island nations, the Indian subcontinent and South-East Asia.

While locally acquired Chikungunya – from a Makonde word meaning "he who is bent up" – has not yet been detected in Australia, mosquitoes capable of transmitting the virus, Asian tiger mosquitoes, do occur in the Torres Strait and Papua New Guinea.

The virus, first described in Tanzania in 1952, caused high fevers accompanied by severe joint pains, lasting several weeks.

Griffith University virologist Suresh Mahalingam said Australia’s closeness to countries where the disease was endemic meant it was highly likely it would spread here.

"It is just a matter of time before this could actually occur," Prof Mahalingam said. "This is based on evidence in other parts of the world where people could easily have this mozzie carrying this virus.

"They get bitten and then they would go back to their home town."

A team of entomologists spent several weeks early last year combing Cape York after Asian tiger mosquito larvae was found in a car body, believed to have been brought in from the Torres Strait in a pot plant or other container.

They did not find any more evidence of the mosquitoes.

Work on the Wolbachia bacteria, which blocks mosquitoes from infecting people with the dengue fever virus, may also prevent Chikungunya from being transferred from the insects to humans.

While authorities were combating any further incursions of the insect into the mainland, Prof Mahalingam said locals could help prevent Chikungunya and other mosquito borne illnesses such as dengue from spreading by using mosquito repellent while outdoors.

"In Australia, really, I think people like to do more outdoor activities so the only way is by using more repellent," he said. "There’s nothing really that one can do to inhibit being bitten by a mosquito other than using a repellent

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