Likewise, Daniel when the USGS FOIA Office reports back on which genotype of VHS was studied and found to be refractory (I, II, III or IV that is impacting fish in the U.S and causing the regulations in question) I will report back on that. No need for anyone to pound on their chest as you call it, but try instead to provide as much information to the public as possible regarding this disease and possible impacts (if any) on koi. According to Mike Robinson, president of Keystone Hatcheries it will at a minimum increase the price of koi in that area. Hopefully that will be the only adverse impact.
And I find your quotes of Goodwin especially interesting “you can infect a fruit fly with the KHV virus in a lab setting if the dosage is high enough, so laboratory induced infection data is somewhat unreliable in the real world” And you also have to deal with a large number of false positives.
I guess that should make us feel better, but as noted by others the stress facing koi in hobbyist cared for conditions might pose a greater threat to them than the hardier magoi variety. You know like with Brady breeding magoi back into his showa to make them stronger and acknowledging kohaku as a fragile fish due to breeding for appearance rather than strength. Just a thought. No chest beating here. Your quotes of Goodwin were relieving to many hobbyists that might have some concerns that a new disease could effect their fish. Let's hope the tranquilizing effect is for the ultimate good.
From:GS-GIO Freedom of Information Act
To
ijoehawley@yahoo.com
Subject:Re: FOIA Request: Scientific Source Document
Date:Thursday, January 04, 2007 12:29:31 PM
Dear Mr. Hawley:
The U.S. Geological Survey has received your FOIA request dated January 2, 2007. It has been assigned Request Number 07-35. Please reference this number on any correspondence concerning your request. We will advise you of the status of our response within 20 workdays if we anticipate a delay.
Sincerely,
Deborah Kimball
USGS FOIA Officer
01/02/2007 11:52 AM
To
foia@usgs.gov
cc Subject FOIA Request: Scientific Source Document
Date: January 2, 2007
To: USGS FOIA Officer
From: John Hawley,
www.KoiCluboftheAir.org
Re: FOIA request for support documentation related to Fish Disease Leaflet 83
USGS FOIA Officer,
Under the Freedom of Information Act I’m requesting supporting scientific documentation for the assertion made in “Fish Disease Leaflet 83” (
http://www.lsc.usgs.gov/fhb/leaflets/83.asp) that demonstrates that “Fish shown by experimental challenges to be refractory to VHS virus infection are common carp, Cyprinus carpio; chub, Leuciscus cephalus; Eurasian perch, Perca fluviatilis; roach, L. rutilus; and tench, Tinca tinca.”
The purpose is to determine, which type of VHS genotype was studied and if refractory studies have been conducted on genotype IV, which is effecting various species in the Great Lakes region and has resulted in APHIS regulations.
I’m willing to pay all fees associated with receiving these documents up to $50.
John Hawley,
www.KoiCluboftheAir.org
11604 Surfwood Ave.
Jacksonville, Florida, 32246
(904)333-3527
Source:
Fish Disease Leaflet 83
Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia of Fishes
Philip E. McAllister
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Fisheries Research Center-Leetown, National Fish Health Research Laboratory, Box 700, Kearneysville, West Virginia. 25430.
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Fish and Wildlife Service. 1990.
(Revision of Fish Disease Leaflet 6 (1966), "Viral hemorrhagic septicemia of rainbow trout." by Ken Wolf.)
“Fish shown by experimental challenges to be refractory to VHS virus infection are common carp, Cyprinus carpio; chub, Leuciscus cephalus; Eurasian perch, Perca fluviatilis; roach, L. rutilus; and tench, Tinca tinca.”
http://www.lsc.usgs.gov/fhb/leaflets/83.asp 
01-06-2007
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