OPMV Testing Machine - Funding Option

[peterjohnson64]

Now that OPMV has raised its ugly head again I thought I would get some thoughts of people's interest in helping raise the money to purchase the $1 million machine to test for it.

My initial thoughts are that we get each of the states to add an extra $10 to the cost of getting or renewing a licence. Assuming there are 20,000 licenced keepers in Aus then that equates to $200,000 per renewal. Qld has a different system and maybe they could charge $5 per transfer instead of $2.

If we had this in legislation then it would be a given that a leasing company would fund the purchase of the machine. Its no different to the Ansett levy or a toll road etc.

 

[pugsly]

I dont think people realise how important this is. There are so many cases of this around now and for an extra $10 which is nothing, you could theoretically save your collection if you have an infected snake..

I think its a great idea, NPWS should just do it anyway, whats $10 really for the peace of mind of your whole collection whether it be 1 snake or 1000..

 

[nightowl]

yep I'd pay it for sure

 

[CodeRed]

I would definetely pay the extra for that peace of mind such testing can offer.

Just one point, do we know exactly how expensive the test equipment is?

 

[AustHerps]

I'd be happy to pay far more than 10 bucks on top of the usual per year.
Maybe there could be a $10 minimum levy, with the option to donate more towards it on the form.

Cheers,
Austy.

 

[geckodan]

Your stumbling block is that such a machine for testing on live animals doesn't exist.

 

[Australis]

Re: RE: OPMV Testing Machine - Funding Option

Your stumbling block is that such a machine for testing on live animals doesn't exist.

:lol:

Maybe money should be given to get the CSIRO to study OPMV itself.

Matt

 

[scotchbo]

RE: Re: RE: OPMV Testing Machine - Funding Option

here here ill put the money in what a great idea guys

 

[shamous1]

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I would agree to pay it if I was assured that we would actually get what we paid for.

 

[grimbeny]

RE: Re: RE: OPMV Testing Machine - Funding Option

May i ask what is OPMV

 

[grimbeny]

RE: Re: RE: OPMV Testing Machine - Funding Option

ive just done some reading on it, it sounds pretty bad

 

[Reptile City]

Great Idea.
I would be more than happy to help fund a test or fund finding a test or cure for this seirios pertentual problem.
Good one Pete!
All the best,
Jason

 

[shamous1]

RE: Re: RE: OPMV Testing Machine - Funding Option

Apparently the only way you can tell if an animal has OPMV (currently) is to have it done in a postmortem. (No Cure :cry: )It would be for someone like the CSIRO to study the disease further and come up with something.

 

[peterjohnson64]

RE: Re: RE: OPMV Testing Machine - Funding Option

Bump.

I know there are lots of more important threads going on at the moment but I just thought. What the heck!! I'll throw this one straight back at ya!! And yes, from what I understand, there is definitely a machine that can "test" for this disease and it costs a million. But there is absolutley no way known on this earth that we could convince anyone in power to do something when only 20 or so members of about 100 in a herp community say they are in support of an idea. At this stage it would be no hope!!!!

 

[da_donkey]

great idea pete, def yes.

 

[Rennie]

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22 now :lol:

 

[Wrasse]

RE: Re: RE: OPMV Testing Machine - Funding Option

I placed my vote when the poll first came up, more than happy to pay a levy, be it for a machine, for study, or simply to add my voice and show I am one of those that does want something done.

But:

Peter, you say such a machine exists, yet Geckodan says it doesn't.

Can we have more info on this machine please ? Where did you find out about it ? How does it work ?

 

[peterjohnson64]

RE: Re: RE: OPMV Testing Machine - Funding Option

"A hemagglutination-inhibition test (Figure 14) has been developed to determine the presence of specific antibodies to OPMV in plasma/sera of exposed snakes. Blood samples are easily obtainable by cardiac puncture. See submission of samples below"

This article can be found here: http://sacs.vetmed.ufl.edu/wildlife/Pmyx.html

 

[vinspa]

RE: Re: RE: OPMV Testing Machine - Funding Option

there is a machine in florida and it cost about $20 to $40 per snake

 

[Wrasse]

RE: Re: RE: OPMV Testing Machine - Funding Option

I worry about the information in that paper. It is outdated and most of the links don't work.

I did find another link that I thought to be of particular interest.

http://www.rainforest-crc.jcu.edu.a...earch="hemagglutination-inhibition test opmv"