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Cases / Law, regulation and treaties · Australia · date not stated

Rabbit virus most likely escaped quarantine island, probably carried by flies

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Did nature suffer? Not measured.
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  • The record does not name which of my species, waters, soils or forests were harmed.
What the record lacks: 2 none on record · 1 not measured · 1 unclear See the gaps

A rabbit virus is reported to have most likely escaped from a quarantine island, probably on flies, according to a 1996 source. The sources reviewed do not name the island or the virus, and do not describe the effects on wildlife.

What?
A rabbit virus is reported to have most likely escaped from a quarantine island. University of Tasmania
Where?
A quarantine island in Australia (island not named in the source). University of Tasmania
When?
The escape date is not given; the source is dated 1996. University of Tasmania
Who?
Gained
None on record
Lost
None on record
Harmed
None on record
Why?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
How?
Escape is attributed most likely to flies. University of Tasmania
5 of 6 questions answered from the record · open: who

What happened

The record, in order.

A 1996 source reports that a rabbit virus most likely escaped from a quarantine island, probably carried by flies.

The source does not describe the island, the date of escape or the effects on wildlife.

    In court and with insurers

    Every proceeding and every insurer decision on record.

    Lawsuits and rulings

    No court case on record. No court has ruled on this case.

    Insurers

    No insurer decision on record.

    What we don't know

    Undisclosed, unproven, untried: recorded as data.

    Nature

    • Not measured Harm to nature: The record holds no measurement of harm to nature.

    Record

    • None on record The island, the virus and the date of escape are not named in the sources reviewed.
    • Unclear Whether the quarantine was intended for this virus, and why it was held there, is not stated.
    • None on record Effects on wildlife after the escape are not described.

    Did the harm stop?

    Not stated in the sources reviewed.

    Who paid?

    Not stated in the sources reviewed.

    Sources

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    Researchers

    1. eCite record 54573
      University of Tasmania · 1996
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