Researcher seeks public views on flying foxes
Queenslanders are invited to portion their thoughts in addition to views inwards a novel survey on flight foxes, the native fruit bats capable of carrying the deady Hendra virus.
Biosecurity Queensland researcher Dr Hume Field said the community survey on flight foxes was straightaway available online or past times ship service upon request.
The Hendra virus is endemic amid flight foxes. The virus tin sack hold out passed on to horses in addition to on vii occasions the virus has been passed from horses to humans. Four of those cases proved fatal.
“We are peculiarly interested inwards people’s attitudes to flight foxes in addition to their agreement of the conduct chances factors for Hendra virus,” Field said.
“The survey also asks questions most attitudes to the dispersal of flight fob colonies inwards local communities.”
It takes less than 10 minutes to consummate in addition to all responses volition hold out treated confidentially, Field said.
Field said he encouraged people to accept part, especially if they lived inwards a community where flight foxes were considered problematic.
Field said responses would hold out used to position noesis gaps in addition to inform the direction of futurity communication programs run past times regime agencies.
“Education is i of the most of import tools inwards our arsenal against Hendra virus,” Dr Field said.
“While many people conduct maintain taken an active purpose inwards educating themselves most the risks factors for Hendra virus, at that spot is even in addition to then a lot of misinformation surrounding the issue.
“This is the 3rd in addition to final inwards a serial of surveys designed to collect in addition to analyse stakeholder opinions in addition to attitudes on Hendra virus in addition to flight foxes.
“The outset survey focused on Equus caballus owners spell the 2nd survey was designed to ambit upwards one's heed attitudes of vets.”
The community survey on flight foxes is jointly conducted past times the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries in addition to Forestry in addition to the Department of Environment in addition to Heritage Protection.
This inquiry is supported past times the Queensland Government, the New South Wales Government in addition to the Australian Government nether the National Hendra Virus Research Program.
The survey closes on Oct 12.
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