Dep
04-01-10, 15:52
Τα αποτελέσματα της γρίπης των χοίρων επάνω στους καρχαρίες δεν είναι άμεσα - αυτά τα ζώα δεν βρίσκονται σε κίνδυνο απο τον H1N1 όπως οι άνθρωποι και τα άλλα ζώα της ξηράς . Εντούτοις, απειλούνται με έναν σοβαρό τρόπο από τον ιό μέσω της φαρμακευτικής διαδικασίας που απαιτεί μια ουσία που μπορεί να ληφθεί από το συκώτι των καρχαριών.
Squalene is a key component in the H1N1 vaccine which is believed to have saved human lives worldwide through preventative efforts. It can be obtained in small amounts from olive oil, wheat germ oil and rice bran oil; though deep water shark livers are the best source.
Pharmaceutical companies like GlaxoSmithKline, which has been a major producer of the H1N1 vaccine, has refused to indicate the quantity of squalene harvested from sharks that they have used in their vaccines, but does admit it has been a source. H1N1 vaccines containing squalene oil from the livers of sharks has only been approved to date for distribution in Canada and Europe.
The killing of sharks for human survival poses a great risk to the deep water sharks. Species like the gulper shark (considered the best source of squalene) is already listed on the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List of Threatened Species since it is nearing extinction. These killings for squalene put these sharks at a greater risk since deep water species have low reproductive rates that further compromise their survival.
Squalene may be essential for the H1N1 vaccine, and since there’s still controversy regarding how necessary it really is for the prevention of the virus - I think it’s fair to say that we shouldn’t be compromising the survival of another species. It’s still up for debate, and controversy whether human survival should ever come before that of another living creature on earth.
Squalene is a key component in the H1N1 vaccine which is believed to have saved human lives worldwide through preventative efforts. It can be obtained in small amounts from olive oil, wheat germ oil and rice bran oil; though deep water shark livers are the best source.
Pharmaceutical companies like GlaxoSmithKline, which has been a major producer of the H1N1 vaccine, has refused to indicate the quantity of squalene harvested from sharks that they have used in their vaccines, but does admit it has been a source. H1N1 vaccines containing squalene oil from the livers of sharks has only been approved to date for distribution in Canada and Europe.
The killing of sharks for human survival poses a great risk to the deep water sharks. Species like the gulper shark (considered the best source of squalene) is already listed on the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List of Threatened Species since it is nearing extinction. These killings for squalene put these sharks at a greater risk since deep water species have low reproductive rates that further compromise their survival.
Squalene may be essential for the H1N1 vaccine, and since there’s still controversy regarding how necessary it really is for the prevention of the virus - I think it’s fair to say that we shouldn’t be compromising the survival of another species. It’s still up for debate, and controversy whether human survival should ever come before that of another living creature on earth.