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Virus may have killed Fraser River salmon, study says

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posted on Jan, 14 2011 @ 03:24 AM
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Virus may have killed Fraser River salmon, study says Read more: www.vancouversun.com...


www.vancouversun.com

Volcanic eruptions, giant squid and sea lice have all been invoked to explain the wild swings in British Columbia's famed Fraser River sockeye-salmon runs.

Now scientists are raising the possibility that a mysterious virus is responsible for killing huge numbers of Pacific salmon before they reach their spawning grounds.

Possibly associated with leukemia, lymphoma...
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posted on Jan, 14 2011 @ 03:24 AM
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It has been interesting to know that although fish in other parts of the world of who knows what causes, here in Canada (BC) our sockeye salmon seem to be dying from a possible natural cause such as genetic disease or natural pathogen...any thoughts on the news or the implication of these salmon deaths?

www.vancouversun.com
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posted on Jan, 14 2011 @ 03:57 AM
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Some observers speculate the virus may be linked to fish farms, but others say it could be a natural, but until now unrecognized, threat to Pacific salmon.

Thanks for sharing this, I've been thinking most of these recent mass fish deaths are the result of a virus, and I think the birds are dying because they're eating the dead fish and aquatic life that is washing up. Just look at what type of birds are dying. Check this out: ______beforeitsnews/story/344/873/Is_a_virus_released_by_BP_responsible_for_the_bird_fish_deaths.html



posted on Jan, 14 2011 @ 08:06 AM
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We changed the world at the molecular level. The first to adapt to the changes are the microbes... the microbes infect the animals... inside the animals, they mutate and adapt to infect humans...

and the big wheel goes round and round... We're all connected.




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