Week 5 blog: herpes to kill invasive carp?

There is an carp invasion in Australian water and the government have tried many methods to kill them but it have been futile. Recently the Australian government invested over $11 million to look into releasing a herpes virus to kills these carps. In the article it mentioned that the US and Japan had used this approach which caused mass fish death. There have been doubts that this method will work and how it can destroy the ecosystem by clogging it with dead fish and there is uncertainty how this virus can react with the fish. I think it may not be a good idea especially since we don't know if it can affect humans that come in contact with the water.

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  1. UnknownFebruary 26, 2018 at 12:30 PM

    This is a very scary article! Herpes? Carp? Perhaps the Australian water is not one we want to ingest or even have in our lives. I am wondering what type of herpes virus they are going to bring in? Because, what if it kills the carp, but then we are left with herpes in the water? It just doesn't make sense.

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  2. UnknownFebruary 26, 2018 at 5:55 PM

    Wow, I had no idea the herpes virus was even an option to eliminate fish. What an interesting article! I agree, I don't this it'd be a good idea for the Australian government to release the virus. I am not sure how the virus would effect the rest of the ecosystem--whether it would effect other marine animals as well. It's just too risky.

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