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Originally posted by lobo2099
i grew up near Manhattan! also if an out break it is middle of the country! do you have anymore info?
Originally posted by NightGypsy
LOL, trying to pump up your post numbers by posting multiples of your own comments, eh?
Can't wait to hear what else you think should be "shut down for good" . . . the entire chain of Walgreen's drug stores because they sell pharmaceuticals? The White House for harboring corrupt politicians? Santa's workshop at the North Pole for making defective toys?
Also, I'm ever so curious why you think you don't have to post evidence of your conclusions in your original posts--or for that matter, post any at all?
The risk of an accidental release of a pathogen is extremely low. The risk of an
accidental release of a pathogen is extremely low, but the economic effect would be significant for all
sites.
As described in Section 3.10.9, the economic impact of an outbreak of foot and mouth disease
virus has been previously studied and could result in a loss in the range of $2.8 in the Plum Island
region to $4.2 billion in the Manhattan, Kansas area over an extended period of time. The economic
loss is mainly due to foreign bans on U.S. livestock products.
Although the effects of an outbreak of Rift Valley Fever virus on the national economy has not been as extensively studied, the potential economic loss due to foreign bans on livestock could be similar to that of foot and mouth disease outbreak, while the additional cost due to its effect on the human population could be as high as $50 billion.
Source: www.dhs.gov...
Originally posted by kid_cudi
www.csmonitor.com...
Dont ask me why but this site had the best info I find on the plum island relocation. It wont open in manhattan untill 2018
-from the site above(quoted)
DHS has determined that an accidental release of foot-and-mouth disease would have a $4.2 billion impact on the economy, regardless of the lab's location.