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Old November 11th 04, 03:11 PM
Mark Hickey
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(Carl Fogel) wrote:

Dear Mark and Jim.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3996067.stm

Perhaps the two hundred dead hippos killed by
anthrax in Uganda tested the theory that anthrax
can be eaten on cereal?

Apparently, the late hippos also invited fourteen
unfortunate Cape buffalo to breakfast.

Authorities are "telling people not to panic" and
"to stop eating hippo meat."


I'm on the way to clean out my freezer now!

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Old November 12th 04, 02:52 AM
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On 11 Nov 2004 17:31:06 -0600, Jim Smith
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Dear Jim,

I think that you have:

a) missed the point of how the hippos died
b) misread the warning

Bon appetit!


[snip]

d) How are you interpreting:
"we have told people not to panic and stop eating hippo meat"


[snip]

Dear Jim,

If you read the brief article, you'll be reassured that the
head game warden of Queen Elizabeth National Park was not
urging everyone to keep calm while gobbling anthrax-tainted
hippo meat:

"Scientists say they are struggling to develop a way to
diagnose the disease quickly and contain it."

"The rest of the park's cattle is being vaccinated and
people have been warned to stop eating hippo meat."
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^

"'We are vaccinating the livestock around the park or those
in close proximity,' John Bosco Nuwe, the park's chief
warden, told the Associated Press news agency."

"'We're telling people not to panic and stop eating hippo
meat.'"

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3996067.stm

If you're still bent on eating the carcasses of animals that
have died of anthrax, here's another warning from another
anthrax outbreak in another part of Africa:

"About 40 head of cattle, 56 buffaloes and four mountain
zebras have died since the outbreak of anthrax last month."

"Several scavengers such as jackals and hyenas are also
believed to have died."

"Some people were admitted to hospital after eating the
carcasses of animals that died of the disease."

http://allafrica.com/stories/200411110017.html

Unlike the scavengers, the people were treated, and it
sounds as if they survived.

Carl Fogel
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Old November 12th 04, 04:33 AM
Jim Smith
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writes:

On 11 Nov 2004 17:31:06 -0600, Jim Smith
wrote:

writes:

Dear Jim,

I think that you have:

a) missed the point of how the hippos died
b) misread the warning

Bon appetit!


[snip]

d) How are you interpreting:
"we have told people not to panic and stop eating hippo meat"


[snip]

Dear Jim,

If you read the brief article, you'll be reassured that the
head game warden of Queen Elizabeth National Park was not
urging everyone to keep calm while gobbling anthrax-tainted
hippo meat:

"Scientists say they are struggling to develop a way to
diagnose the disease quickly and contain it."

"The rest of the park's cattle is being vaccinated and
people have been warned to stop eating hippo meat."
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^

"'We are vaccinating the livestock around the park or those
in close proximity,' John Bosco Nuwe, the park's chief
warden, told the Associated Press news agency."

"'We're telling people not to panic and stop eating hippo
meat.'"

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3996067.stm

If you're still bent on eating the carcasses of animals that
have died of anthrax, here's another warning from another
anthrax outbreak in another part of Africa:

"About 40 head of cattle, 56 buffaloes and four mountain
zebras have died since the outbreak of anthrax last month."

"Several scavengers such as jackals and hyenas are also
believed to have died."

"Some people were admitted to hospital after eating the
carcasses of animals that died of the disease."

http://allafrica.com/stories/200411110017.html

Unlike the scavengers, the people were treated, and it
sounds as if they survived.

Carl Fogel


Oh darn. I kind of thought that is what he meant, but I thought maybe
I could put one over on you. You are much too quick though.

I suspect the hippos did not catch anthrax from eating hippo meat, but
one never knows. Uganda can be a rough place.

In any case, none of this has anyting to do with cereal, but I think
we all knew that already.
 




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