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| Subject: | Re: NZ |
| From: | Russell Woodford <> |
| Date: | Tue, 2 Sep 1997 15:46:27 +1000 (EST) |
On Tue, 2 Sep 1997, Stuart Dashper wrote: > Hi all, > > I've just returned from a trip to NZ. I won't bore you with too many details > except to say that Yellow-eyed penguins are pretty fabulous animals. > More importantly while I was there Rabbit Calicivirus (RCV) was discovered in > the South Island. It was apparently introduced illegally into NZ by person or > persons unknown (although one tabloid newspaper was adamant that these > unknown persons were definitely not New Zealanders). It must have been transmitted by the same unwitting insects that brought fire blight to our shores a few months ago - perhaps on their return journey ??????? NZ 1 AUS 1 Russell |
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