Yesterday, I was a guest on Derrick Jensen's Resistance Radio show at prn.fm. Derrick Jensen's accolades include: One of "50 Visionaries Who Are Changing the World" (Utne Reader, 2008), "Person of the Year" for Endgame (Press Action, 2006), five documentary features, and numerous award-winning books. So, I was beyond thrilled when he asked me to be on his show. We discussed the huge risks involved in Wolbachia-infected Aedes releases: http://resistanceradioprn.podbean.com/e/resistance-radio-guest-rose-webster-122417 And, of course I mentioned the imminent danger that North Atlantic right whales are facing. This week, I also found a 2014 study called "Nodding syndrome since 2012: recent progress, challenges and recommendations for future research" by Colebunders et al. that states: "We recently proposed the hypothesis that blackflies infected with microfilariae may also transmit an unknown pathogen, such as a neurotropic virus that is involved in the aetiology of Nodding Syndrome (Colebunders et al. 2014)." And I highly suspect that Zika might be that neurotropic virus. The study authors also emphasized: 1) "To detect such a pathogen, additional metagenomic studies of samples from human cases and controls, blackflies, microfilariae and Wolbachia should be carried out." 2) "The major pathologies associated with onchocerciasis are the consequence of the symbiotic bacteria (Wolbachia pipientis) carried by O. volvulus, rather than the parasite itself (Taylor et al. 2005)." Source: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/tmi.12421/full Wolbachia pipientis is, in fact, the Wolbachia strain that the EPA has approved for use by MosquitoMate. And according to a post in the Nature journal: The EPA "told biotechnology start-up MosquitoMate that it could release the bacterium Wolbachia pipientis into the environment ... The company plans to submit an application to the EPA for nationwide release of that species, says Dobson." Source: https://www.nature.com/news/us-government-approves-killer-mosquitoes-to-fight-disease-1.22959 This is extremely worrisome. See my video above for more details. On a positive note, Cetacean News reached out to me for more information about my Wolbachia-Zika theory. They asked me: "Do you know if it can be transmitted without a mosquito vector?" I responded: "There are many possibilities, actually. An ignored 2015 paper by Chen, Dong, et al. clearly states: "Wolbachia spp. can infect mammalian cells, even human cells in vitro." "Horizontal transmission in insects and among helminths occurs via cell–cell invasion, predation and cannibalism, among other possibilities, establishing the potential for horizontal transfer to animals and humans as well." "Hence, Wolbachia spp. should be further evaluated as causes of human infection ..." Source: http://www.clinicalmicrobiologyandinfection.com/article/S1198-743X(14)00040-8/fulltext And I added: "Whales, as I'm sure you know, often have mouth abrasions and other lacerations. These could easily be entry points for Wolbachia and Zika (both maternally inherited) to enter their bloodstream." Lastly, I want to wish each and every one of you a safe, healthy, joy-filled holiday season. I'll be in touch. Warmly, Rose Authors note: I cannot use italics or hyperlink. Ergo, links are not hidden and I used caps for emphasis. How your signature helps: each time a supporter signs our petition, an email is automatically sent directly to those being petitioned (governments, companies and individuals). When hundreds or even thousands of emails arrive in their inboxes, our message is impossible to ignore.