In 1977, a newspaper article suggested that the CIA released African Swine Flu (ASF) in Cuba to fight against Castro. At the begining of the Covid pandemic, a few nations felt the need to point their finger at the USA for doing that again. Through the means of animal testing, we also know that ferrets can catch and spread Covid-19 just as fast as humans. With the two seperate diseases, could we have shared notes on the virulency of the diseases to prevent more problems? Could countries go so far as creating something so deadly? What are we doing about potential future pandemics?
https://www.pigprogress.net/Health/Articles/2020/1/ASF-in-the-Americas-is-no-science-fiction-at-all-522720E/
“CIA Link to Cuban Pig Virus Reported,” reprinted from Newsday in San Francisco Chronicle, Jan. 10, 1977.
https://www.uky.edu/~rmfarl2/cubabio1.htm
Classical Swine Fever in a Cuban Zone Intended for Eradication: Spatiotemporal Clustering and Risk Factors https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7012804/
https://covertactionmagazine.com/2020/10/05/new-evidence-implicates-cia-in-1971-attack-on-cuba-with-african-swine-fever-virus/
https://scientificinquirer.com/2020/11/20/conversations-with-wendy-zukerman-biological-warfare-the-cia-and-fidel-castros-pigs/
https://beyondchron.org/swine-flu-the-cia-and-fidel-castro/
https://www.ibtimes.com/coronavirus-outbreak-us-biological-attack-iran-commander-blames-usa-covid-19-2934762
https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2020/03/iran-and-russian-media-push-bioweapon-conspiracies-amid-covid19-outbreak/163669/
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-54890229
https://www.forbes.com/sites/roberthart/2020/11/24/covid-19-found-in-polish-mink-cull-feared/
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-mink-idUSKBN28D0PV
https://cosmosmagazine.com/health/medicine/how-ferrets-can-help-in-a-pandemic/
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1354/vp.45-4-551
https://phys.org/news/2020-12-ferrets-cats-civets-susceptible-coronavirus.html
https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/news-events/ferrets-experimental-models-influenza-humans
https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2004/12/sars-vaccine-linked-liver-damage-ferret-study
The SARS-CoV ferret model in an infection–challenge study: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2831213/
https://thebulwark.com/communist-chinas-family-values/
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/20/world/europe/coronavirus-lab-anthrax.html
Science Vs podcast
https://gimletmedia.com/shows/science-vs/39h3xow
MN University Swine Podcast:
https://mnswine.transistor.fm/episodes/episode-10-all-about-african-swine-fever
C-SPAN Washington Today (Podcast) Episodes:
Mona Charen clip:
2021-06-03 Biden admin reveals plans for first 25 million donated vaccine doses
Fauci Clip:
2021-06-04 WA Today - Jobs report for May lower than expected
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