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        Special Topics 特別主題 >> Black-faced Spoonbill 黑臉琵鷺 >>  botulism poison of BFS in Taiwan
        
(Message started by: HKBWS Office on Dec 6^th, 2004, 9:51pm)

Title: botulism poison of BFS in Taiwan
Post by HKBWS Office on Dec 6^th, 2004, 9:51pm

Message received from Liu Liangli, a BFS researcher in Taiwan about BFS got botulism (肉毒桿菌) poison on 30 November and 1 December.

----- Original Message -----
From: <liang-li-liu>
Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 10:13 PM
Subject: botulism poison of BFS in Taiwan

> Dear Friends,
>
> 2 BFSs got the botulism poison on Nov. 30 and Dec. 1 at Chi-Ku.
>
> They were lucky to be found in the early stage of the disease, and
> treated by antitoxin. (found by members of Wild Bird Society, Taiwan
> County, and cared by Livestock Disease Control Center, Tainan County)
>
> On the 3rd of Dec, they become good and ready to release soon.
>
> Regards,
>
> Leo, (Black-faced Spoonbill Communication Net,Taiwan)

30 November 2004
http://www.hkbws.org.hk/fileServer/Projectofficer/BFS/Nov30th2004(poisonedBFS).jpg

1 December 2004
http://www.hkbws.org.hk/fileServer/Projectofficer/BFS/Dec1st2004(poisonedBFS).jpg

3 December 2004
http://www.hkbws.org.hk/fileServer/Projectofficer/BFS/Dec3rd2004(recoveredBFS).jpg