NationStates Jolt Archive

ICCD issues a global warning-

A Lethal Virus has leaked into the global food source after lab specimines of the virus contained in insect larvae was exposed to the public after the vehicle carrying it had service issues which led to the container holding the specimen being broken open. Due to the method of impact multiple failsafes did not destroy the specimen.

Although a speedy cleanup did occur within 30 minutes of the accident it was feared that due to the location of the accident there could be no gaurenty that it could be fully contained. Later it was learned that a bird became infected from eating some of the sample. Soon after the bird died a few KM from the site, but in a jungle area with many insects, which act as carriers of the virus.
Soon after this an insecticide program was in action within a 50km radius of the local. and currently a 500km radius is being used but resources have not been able to fully cover the zone yet, but we are assured we will be able to handle it. Luckily the lab and transport were not in an urban area sadly a few more dead animals have been discovered.

We would like anyone noticing strange deaths in their country to notify the Logothe's Office as soon as the unexplained deaths occur. This virus does not kill insects but will kill warm blooded animals in a short time unless an antiviral drug is administered. ICCD is currently administering the drug to local wildlife and humans.


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Nukes. Use Nukes.

-Reich Foreign Ministry-

In a Second News Release - to address comments by the -Reich Foreign Ministry-
ICCD was contemplating the use of nuclear weapons but fears some insects such as beatles may be able to survive the radiation. Also the area would be wholely destroyed including the deaths of some. Napalm and chemical weapons to kill all life were also considered. The area is somewhat secluded and ICCD feels it can be contained.

The insecticidal spray should be able to kill off the insects, without the carriers, that being larvae originating insects, there should be no ongoing risk, and nuclear weapons usage seems far to rash.

If the situation is not controllable by the end of the day and there is an extended outbreak ICCD will take more measures.

Giving the vacination to all living warm blooded animals, in and around the area and killing off all the insects in the area is deemed to be, sufficient at this time.
ICCD is considering the use of nuclear weapons though but that would be a last resort. While ICCD does not wish to scare the international community it thought that it better release the information before anything did happen. Very few larvae insects will be able to travel off the Island Chain the accident occured on, so there should be minimal if any fall out. The water should acts as a natural defence against the spread of the virus. All shipping has been halted, to and from the Specific Island a 107km by 89km patch of Islands. If it were in a larger land area it would have been very likely a neutron bomb or thermonuclear weapon would have been used. But the strenght of that weapon would have to be sufficient to kill some radiation resistant insects.

It is also advised no one flies over, nor any boats come within 500km of the Island Chain. Birds are closely being monitored at this time, and any seen leaving the island are being downed, even though the quick kill time of the virus would render birds fairly unable to fly to any neighbouring land unless it had immunities, such as a natural antiviral capacity. All animals being treated with the antivirus are also being coated and injected with non noticably harmful insecticidal chemcials Fish are also seen as a potential risk but all rivers emptying into the Ocean have been sealed off by wiremesh nets. The Island is effectively under quarintine

In response to this news, No_State_At_All is placing all incoming goods and personell from the affected areas and anywhere within 2000KM of it into immediate quarantine and offers the assistance of any military forces that can be of use in containing the outbreak. Also, if no antidote is known, we offer our scientists work in helping to create one asap.

In response to this news, No_State_At_All is placing all incoming goods and personell from the affected areas and anywhere within 2000KM of it into immediate quarantine and offers the assistance of any military forces that can be of use in containing the outbreak. Also, if no antidote is known, we offer our scientists work in helping to create one asap.

Luckily there is an antiviral agent ICCD has available to treat the virus, that can be injected into mamals. The main issue is larvae insects, which can carry it. There are no known ships which within the timeframe of the accident in the area leaving the island. More dead animals have been found but continued erradication of insects on the island is a continuation. People on the island who are not part of the quarantine are also being evacuated but must first be kept in quarantine for a period of 4 days prior to transport with all their belongings left behind. The island will likely be under quarantine for an indefinate period where no unauthorized individuals will be allowed within 500km of the Island.


Support is still open in regard to finding a way to insure the virus is contained and erradicated.

If any form of airborne countermeasure is possible, NSAA aircraft are willing to carry out sterilisation. We have totally Biowarfare proof bombers available from carrier launch positions, and are redirecting a small carrier fleet to stand off the affected area in case of need.

For Security Reasons we will have to decline active participation from other participants in or around the Island, however we have placed you in the contigency chain should we be unable to independantly stop the the outbreak.

The Aleardian Government feels that certain questions need to be answered, and this threat needs to be crushed as soon as possible. For the time being, an embargo on ALL produce from ICCD is in place, and any transit from your nation, regardless of the time of departure from your shores, will be placed under strict quarantine.

We hope you appreciate the necessity of these measures. However, we are curious as to why you were harbouring and transporting a lethal virus at all. We would appreciate answers regarding these odd circumstances, as I am sure a lot of the international community would.

Yours,

Minister for Trade and Transit,
Jacqui Waters.

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Official Communiqué

As a member of the Free World Alliance, the Technocracy wishes to extend its sympathies to the government of ICCD and her citizens on learning of this terrible disaster.

We stand ready to help the ICCD government in any way possible to contain and erradicate this biological threat from the world.

To this end, we are willing to provide access - under the normal security restrictions - for ICCD scientists to the facilities of the Medical Directorate to manufacure addtional antidote stocks. We can also provide Chemical, Biological and Radiological (CBR) Decontamination Units from our Defence Forces to monitor the areas outside the affected island, as well as global monitoring coverage, to quickly identifiy and contain any further spread of this virus in the environment.

From: Prince Emilian Davout, Foreign Minister of The Principality of Damirez.
To:The ICCD Goverment.
Subject: Aid offered.

In light of the recent biological outbreak, The Principality of Damirez wishes to lend a hand to the ICCD. As fellow members of the Free World Alliance we are willing, should the need arise, to provide food and medical aid to the citizens of ICCD, furthermore special Biological Special Units can be deployed to contain the spread of the virus.

We hope that the situation will be brought to a swift conclusion and that no need for further actions will be required.

Best regards,
Prince Emilian Davout.

Otaku-do's Health Minister, with the blessing of The Most Wise Empress Kou, has ordered all food imports from the infected area from the last week to be incinerated, future food imports will not be allowed to cross the border into our nation. Furthermore all other imports that may be infected will be thoroughly cleaned with insecticides and all people entering Otaku-do from the area will be quarantined as soon as they cross the border until our doctors are sure they are free of infection.

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OFFICIAL MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED DEMOCRATIC EMPIRE OF ASGARNIEU

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215-F-84/L

TO: ICCD
FROM: President Herbert, UDEoA
SUBJECT: Virus

We are concerned for the people of ICCD, and wish to assist ICCD authorities in combating the insects carrying the virus.

We are offering our elite 93rd Army Engineer's Cleanup Division's 5th and 7th Brigade to assist in the removal of the threat.

These elite soldiers are equipped with WMD-resistant equipment, and are specially trained to handle similar situations.

If you accept, they will be mobilized ASAP and sent to your nation to be placed under the control of the ICCD government until the threat is removed.

We thank you for your consideration, and hope for the best.

Respectfully,

Justin A. Herbert
President of the United Democratic Empire of Asgarnieu

ICCD-Intracircumcordei;12876243']For Security Reasons we will have to decline active participation from other participants in or around the Island, however we have placed you in the contigency chain should we be unable to independantly stop the the outbreak.

Understood. Our carrier will stand by.

ICCD welcomes questions from the International Community, and is willing to address The Aleardian Government questions.

ICCD concurs that the outbreak needed to be crushed and all reasonable measures to do so have been undertaken. There has not been one single report of the outbreak outside of the small island chain that it occured on, more specifically, off the Island it occured on.

There were no recorded ships in the area that have not been accounted for. The island also does not normally produce export materials and the main use of the island is as a dedicated Imperial Naval Facility. Any food growing etc.. done on that particular Island chain is for domestic comsumption. Since the quarantine the facility itself and all non essential personnel were cleaned and removed, and further more are still lodged in a decontamination facility at an unnamed secure location. It appears none were effected by the virus that are still living and none of those transported were effected, as far as our doctors and other scientists have been able to determine. Thourough examination of feces and stools and blood work show that there are no traces of the virus, and all biotic life external has been removed, and all hair so removed with attempts to remove all biotic life on the external surfaces of those effected as being on the Island, even those who were early evacuees.

We have advised Dian Ships to avoid Aleardia shores as it sees the measures to place all outbound traffic from ICCD as entirely unneeded, and overprotective, considering any contamination would likely result in the ships crews death before it reached your shores. If you are in doubt we recommend you do not place any ships in quarantine as we feel that you may not properly be equiped to deal with effective qaurantining of all aspects of the virus, and it could be dangerous. However, bear in mind that there are no existing ships that we know of that were anywhere near the Island Chain, as ships on radar and sonar, and satalite imaging and some other unmentioned sighting techniques have not found any unaccounted ships. The only ships that may not be accounted for are high grade military ships that may have the capacity to thwart traditional tracking methods.

To address another of your questions: regarding why transport of a lethal virus was occuring. That specific local was home to a number of weapons research projects, mostly of a highly classified nature. There are a number of locations on the Island that utilize underground transport, however some facilities are also connected by above ground transport. Specially equiped IAPC's are often used for these transports. We cannot divulge to much information about the method of transport but IAPC's are normally NBC sheilded internally and externally having two seperate compartments one for cargo or seperate personnel and the other for crew. While the accident is under investigation. It appears that three layers of protection were overridden. One on the external casing of the IAPC, a second on the secure transport compartment - which was suppose to trigger the third to sent the antiviral agent foam into the sample. However there was a failure in the third layer. The IAPC was found in a state where the rear portion was exposed and the internal compartment - the only thing being transfered at the time - was found about 15 meters away from the resting place of the IAPC. The internal housing of the specimen was missing or presumed destroyed. The slide was later found with it's tracking portion destroyed. Response teams were in the process of locking down the area. As stated the incident is still under investigation. The transport was monitored but nothing unusually was picked up until what is described as an "impact". Satalites did pick up a severe change in barometric pressure at the time. We cannot at this time release any more information at this time. ICCD routinely produces a number of very deadly agents both biological and chemical in nature in addition to other lethal things. ICCD does this due to the fragile state that is existant in the world, and feels proactive defence via gross lethality can be useful. This specific project is part of a two prong effort to create solutions for lethal threats. The virus was designed so that an antivirus could be found. The item was being transported to a secure storage facility away from the lab as it had concluded the tests that were ordered on the sample. ICCD's policy requires that the long term archives be kept seperate from the lab and that no direct closed route exist between the two, with a requirement of only secure transports being used. Policy has since been changed in regard to the non direct route. ICCD's previous transfer process thought to be secure has since been altered as it has proven that external forces could potentially endanger safety. Also it was never thought that such a small sample could actually pose a threat, the chances were very slim, almost peculiar.

Since this time the Island has ceased it's lab and archival activies, and those activities have been moved to an alternate unnamed location.

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Etoile Arcture

ICCD welcomes support of other nations in lending Chemical, Biological and Radiological (CBR) Decontamination Units. Due to security policies were have the Island and surrounding area under strick security quarentine. We would however be willing to meet and start a joint training program if for some reason ICCD found itself unable to contain the virus. ICCD fully supports international monitoring for any potential secondary outbreaks.

ICCD warmly welcomes Damirez's support in this crisis time. Currently there are no civilians unaccounted for needing assistance at this time. All individuals known to have been on the Island that have not been removed are there due to assistance to activities occuring there. All non essential individuals have been transfered securely to a secondary unnammed site under a strick quarantine. The human deathcount is very low, and in large part is due to the accident.

ICCD is concerned with Otaku-do's blockade of Dian Goods from Otaku-do. No foodstuffs have been known to be effected whatsoever by the virus, as the Island Chain effected was not used for commercial export. There is no risk to ICCD's food source at this time. We ask you start to accept ICCD's food exports once again, they are fully safe, much more safe then countries that use harmful toxic pesitcides. True while some pesticides may be useful at times, ICCD normally doesn't find the need to use non natural pesticides for everyday growing use. Rest assured though that Island is not used for food production for foreign market, or even off island comsumption, and now nothing.

Asgarnieu - ICCD is willing to accept the 93rd Army Engineer's Cleanup Division's 5th and 7th Brigade, for training purposes at an undisclosed location. While deployment of foreign personnel is stickly forbidden in the area of the outbreak for security reasons, ICCD is willing to entertain the capacity and training if for some reason ICCD was unable to solely contain the outbreak.

This is a call from The Constitutional Kingdom of Haivania:

We clearly understand your problem and we offer you our...secret laboratories where genetic research is performed. We would like a sample of the virus. After a short period of time, we believe we will be able to find the perfect cure.

Yours Sincerely,
The Royal King

No_State_At_All will continue to have it's carrier stand by, unless and until the carrier is needed elsewhere. We are glad that the Dian government handled this outbreak this well.

This is a call from The Constitutional Kingdom of Haivania:

We clearly understand your problem and we offer you our...secret laboratories where genetic research is performed. We would like a sample of the virus. After a short period of time, we believe we will be able to find the perfect cure.

Yours Sincerely,
The Royal King

ICS:
In a meeting of the health security taskforce -----

"Hmm I wonder if we could give them some other virus, and see if they could find the antivirus for it?" the aged and balded Joespher Crainour remarked.

"All those in favour," asked the chair of the meeting, "say AYE."

A handful of AYES were heard.

"Verywell then," spoketh the chair. "We'll send Haivania, another virus that we don't yet have an antivirus for, this one not so lethal, informing them it is a 'building block', or strain of the Paploma type ICWBE Virus."

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To the Royal King of Haivania,

"Haivania, thankyou for your support in helping us solve this dilema, we have available a sample of a "initiator" virus, that we would like you to find an antivirus for. We will also send a number of research scientists to assist you conduct this research - some of those on clearance from the effected zone, being transfered from the quarentine transfer location. Having individuals with first hand experience of this virus may help."

L.O. ICCD
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The Most Serene and Holy Tartar Empire of the Two Nations thanks the the ICCD for informing the world of such a calamity rather than hushing it up.

No_State_At_All will continue to have it's carrier stand by, unless and until the carrier is needed elsewhere. We are glad that the Dian government handled this outbreak this well.

Yes this is good news, if you do stay in the area, feel open to track and quarantine any "avians" other flying things, as well as CETACEA. that may be in the region. At this time we are finding no new bodies, so we are fairly confident that the spread will be confined, however something that escaped our initial planning was seabound CETACEA. While no bodies have been found it remains a long with birds and long range insects such as butterflies the only "holes" in our quarantine.

I think that implementation of a joint research project on how to track and detect insects at sea would be a good step in insuring that all stops are covered. While the outbreak was small and quickly controlled through insecticidal sprays. We neglected to bring in specialists on CETACEA insect interfaces until last week. We were advised it is possible for CETACEA to be effected by insects, but less likely. Due to this we have retracted our statement of "containment", although we are skeptical that CETACEA could pose a great risk of extended outbreak. Do be advised we will not be filing any environmental protests on the capture and containment of any CETACEA within 2000km of the Island Chain, or anywhere that outbreak is evident.

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Additionally we have asked all fishermen and whalers to stay clear of the region and all international shipping within 2000km of the area is hereby placed on hold. Any and all fishing trollers are asked to report to a clearance location broadcast in THE attached file and (coordinates follow). After thorough inspection fishermen and whalers will have their catch returned to them. Due to the nature of the incident failure to report catches even if they did not contain CETACEA will carry a death sentence.

Boats are asked to avoid 2000km of the region for any purpose and under no circumstances should dolphins or whales be approached or touched, even if no threat is seen in the action, as any viral exposure could result in lethal transfer. Also breeding time in larger mamals such as whales is said to take longer, so signs may not be as obvious in humans who have intense fever within 3 days.


Further more it was decided to start increased production of antiviral stock for innoculation of all individuals who need to enter the area, as well as emergency response stock. We will also be allowing our allies to start production on the antivirus.

Note our marine specialists have also informed us of the following insects to watch out for at sea http://ww2.unk.edu/acad/biology/hoback/marineinsects/marineinsects.htm


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We've been informed that a total of the evacuation of the island will be staged, for subsequent operations in the area. All ships within 2000km of the area should report to one of the ports marked for trollers, and whaling ships. We have extended the previous order to effect all ships within 2000km should report to one of the designated ports. Immediately, if if the risk is minimal failure to do so will result in a death sentance. Although this may be difficult to carry out we do so for humane reasons, and this order needs to be taken with the utmost dedication. NSAA that would include your aircraft carrier, but we would be willing to "annul" military vesels from this measure, if they are part of the containment force. We ask all nations who have military ships in the zone to broadcast the emergency warning and to insure no ships go anywhere else but the designated zones.

Secret IC:
On the side of the NSAA frigate Darwinia, at the edge of the NSAA fleet off the infected islands:
Cranes whirred and cables thrummed as a small boat was lowered over the side of the frigate into the water. Soon the odd-looking boat was bobbing in the gentle swell, and two men climbed down ladders into the boat.
Minutes later, the boat extended a hem around itself, and started up its engines. It proved to be a hovercraft, and a very fast one. It shot away from the frigate towards the horizon in the direction of the infected islands, its crew tasked with finding a creature near the shore and bringing it back to the fleet, to allow NSAA's biowarfare research teams to develop a counter for the virus in secret.

OOC: they're wearing full biochem warfare suits, so they should be okay, and the ship itself will be quarantined aboard a special transport plane, and then flown straight home. The hovercraft is virtually invisible to the naked eye thanks to active camoflage, almost invisible to ASDIC, and so tiny and stealthed that hardly any RADAR can see it, and that would have to be surface level.
Also, if I can cure it, i'll be sending you the cure, just not telling you how we got it.

ooc: I'm going to leave this one up to you, but it would be rare. but as said I'll let you decide on the scoop - the island area is under heavy surveillance, this would be a very slim chance like 95%+ dice roll (if not higher) to actually get something undetected. The virus would have a slim chance of spreading - if you do find something injected I'm going to say that it did spread to cetacea and seawater based insects----

also note an antivirus already exists.....

To: ICCD
From: The Oppressed People of Xenofungus
Subject: Final Solution

We, the people of Xenofungus, would like to propose a solution to your problem that would eliminate all trace of the virus on the affected island. Unfortunately, this solution would also destroy almost all of your other work on the island and will not guarantee that the virus would not have already found some safe haven elsewhere. We happen to have some rather large quantities of antimatter which we are willing to lend to you. Our calculations show that 1 kilogram of antimatter should annihilate over 250 square kilometers of land, taking everything with it and leaving nothing behind but a hole in the ocean, which would quickly rush in to take its place. Furthermore, its detonation it quite simple and almost instantaneous. Simply introduce matter and it will annihilate. We have developed a cannister that can safely transport it, consisting of two electromagnetic plates on either side of a vacuum-sealed container, keeping the antimatter suspended away from contact with matter. This container also has a battery which is able to last for 48 hours before dying, use for transport. We know that this measure is quite extreme, but it is the only way to be sure of this viruses elimination. We advise that you remove any research you can from the island if you decide to take this rash measure. Contact us if you believe that our assistance is needed.

-The Oppressed People of Xenofungus

VIA COM as existing.
Due to the magnitude ---- erh, of the antimatter usage, we may have to consider this very carefully.

Could you explain in more detail exactly what type of side effects would occur from causing a chunk of matter 250 cu. would do to the area outside the "vanishing"?

we've decided to start trolling the area and are looking at an antiinsecticidal strategy for water.

it really is very slim that the virus would spread. we were thinking about destroying all life then using chemical analysis to decide what to burn, the antimatter may be lest costly, but the magnitude of the event may upset some. We think this is recoverable, as long as it doesn't spread.

Also we think that we will have all esential personnel innoculated by years end = or mid year next year, we doubt it will remain a danger. No cetacea have yet been found to be infected. and our insect sampling hasn't uncovered an ocean based spread in our sample areas.

we'll keep monitoring the situation. if there is some way to stoe it for longer than 48 hours let us know.

To: ICCD
From: The Oppressed People of Xenofungus
Re: Re: Final Solution

We, the people of Xenofungus, would like to inform you that, due to the large scale of this and that most testing that we have done has used less than a gram are unsure of the negative effects of using such a method on such a large area. Our research suggests that at worst, several small tsunamis might be created when the water rushes into the "crater". On the upside, annihilation leaves no residual chemical or nuclear trace, meaning that there will be no nuclear fallout or wind born irritants as a direct result of the annihilation. As for prolonged storage, the canister has a specialized power adapter on its base, which screws onto a charging pedestal which we can set up at the nearest convenient island or ship. After setting up the charging station, we would transport the antimatter from our production facility to the charging station. You can then keep it on the charging station almost indefinitely, until you are ready to use it. Then you can simply remove it from the charging station and place it on the island. At this point you will have 48 hours to evacuate all personnel from the area and remove all ships to a safe location, just to be on the safe side. We can supply you with any amount of antimatter, the smaller the amount, the small the area of impact. If you do decide to use it, just inform us when, where, and how much and we will get to work with all the necessary procedures.

-The Oppressed People of Xenofungus

The United States of Philimbesi is deeply concerned about this outbreak and has placed a quarantine on any and all items suspected to be from the ICCD. We pledge any and all support you might need. Please feel free to request.

Donattela Mosse
USop Secretary of International Affairs

To: Whom It May Concern
From: The Oppressed People of Xenofungus
Subject: Antimatter

Several of our fellow citizens have brought it to our attention that some countries might believe, due to our description of antimatter, that we are developing it as a WMD. This is NOT our intention. We are a non-militant people with little military, and our main use of antimatter is for energy generation. However, if the need arises, we are more than willing to use antimatter in retaliation to any attacks. If ICCD does decide to use this technology to rid their shores of their virus, please also view it as a demonstration of the technology at Xenofungus' disposal if another should decide to attack. Although we are weary of war, we are not defenseless. Consider yourself warned.

-The Oppressed People of Xenofungus

OOC: well i can try. they probably wont get to shore if thy spot anything moving. I'll give you a d% number for success anyway... heh... 7. :(

IC:
The hovercraft closed on the shore, but spotted too many patrols, and turned and shot back out to sea, towards the waiting cargo ship passing just outside the exclusion radius, hopign they had not been spotted.

OOC: I know YOU have an antivirus, i just want one too, it might give me a starting point if i ever go to war and you use this on me. Also, with that 7, feel free to have someone spot the thing as it turns.

ooc: the antivirus is being supplied to allies - but we have not turned down requests for it yet.

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ICCD is willing to consider the antimatter technology more indepth and would like to send some of our particle and special theory scientists to determine more about the implementation.

We still have confidence that the virus is contained. We are conducting broadpand thermal testing as well as using soundwaves to discourage ceteca from staying in the area. we continue to transport and deploy insecticides to the island.

OOC: The virus itself is better for me to get a handle on possible other weapons than the antivirus, mind. Anyway, i'll assume the hovercraft gets away, and still sit there doing nothing.

OOC: that's fine.
Meanwhile the quarantine ports - were busier than normal some individuals were noticably upset and the large quantities of fish were in danger of going bad. (even though most ships had automated freezing units) shipping oil was at dangerously low levels for most of the ports.

ICCD Tresury Department via the Logothe's Office issues a statement:

ICCD is willing to hold ships and materials in a seperate testing process than the personnel testing. This will enable crews to return home or take up lodging off ship in the port city rather than being confined to ship. We are also introducing a special aquisitions program that will give fair value to materials stocks that shippers would rather abandon then wait to be cleared from the quarantine zone. ICCD is also accepting bids for priority status. These bids in addition to the one ship per port lottery in place will allow the highest 50 bidders each day to have their ships put in priority queing for testing. These steps are highly necessary to insure that the virus does not spread. All personnel so cleared will also have the option to be given the antivirus. Every person must be placed in intermediate quarantine before being allowed off ship, except in emergency cases where offship medical attention is required. Each port has a quarantine emergency medical center established to treat quarantine individuals. Government which have issues with any delays caused by the quarantine can contact the L.O.. We have allocated addition Emergency Services staff to the area as well as called up some local reserves. Each ship is getting a complementary insecticidal spray. To insure all insects are killed. This is done only by acceptance of the ships master. However, it is required if heading to another port in ICCD."


Update to the International Community: all non quarantine personnel have been evacuated from the Island. A new accoustic method is being utilized to track insect populations on the island. Intense ground based insecticidal activities are taking place. We estimate the insect population is reduced to 10% of it's former size, and we will maintain our practice until it is reduced further. Insecticidal residue cleanup is also planned. Warm blooded animals are being "captured" given the antiviral treatment where necisary and housed in a clean facility. Using thermal and accoustic methods hope to transplant the whole of the animal population of the island to a nearby adjactent Island. In the last week we havn't noticed a singal incident of an infected animal. ICCD's food supplies are very much safe, as cited before this Island isn't involved in any agricultural or industrial practices, and is a naval research center. Any governments that have doubts about the safety of ICCD's foodstock have them for unreasonable reasons. Have confidence in Dian goods, they are good for you - every day.

To: ICCD
From: The Oppressed People of Xenofungus
Subject: Final Solution

We, the people of Xenofungus, would like to propose a solution to your problem that would eliminate all trace of the virus on the affected island. Unfortunately, this solution would also destroy almost all of your other work on the island and will not guarantee that the virus would not have already found some safe haven elsewhere. We happen to have some rather large quantities of antimatter which we are willing to lend to you. Our calculations show that 1 kilogram of antimatter should annihilate over 250 square kilometers of land, taking everything with it and leaving nothing behind but a hole in the ocean, which would quickly rush in to take its place. Furthermore, its detonation it quite simple and almost instantaneous. Simply introduce matter and it will annihilate. We have developed a cannister that can safely transport it, consisting of two electromagnetic plates on either side of a vacuum-sealed container, keeping the antimatter suspended away from contact with matter. This container also has a battery which is able to last for 48 hours before dying, use for transport. We know that this measure is quite extreme, but it is the only way to be sure of this viruses elimination. We advise that you remove any research you can from the island if you decide to take this rash measure. Contact us if you believe that our assistance is needed.

-The Oppressed People of Xenofungus

Rofl. So much for several billion dollars of research material. I'm sure your universities will be pleased.

- random Jeunese government employee