The role of insects in the transmission of disease

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The role of insects in the transmission of disease

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Here's an interesting research article:
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/artic ... ne.0219303

It's not about the fakology, rather it talks to the knots that TPTB plan appears to run into, and how logic isn't a part of that plan, but how that doesn't really matter.

Some quotes from the article:
The aim of this study was to identify and evaluate the developmental forms of parasites colonizing edible insects in household farms and pet stores in Central Europe and to determine the potential risk of parasitic infections for humans and animals.
Edible insects are an underestimated reservoir of human and animal parasites. Our research indicates the important role of these insects in the epidemiology of parasites pathogenic to vertebrates. Conducted parasitological examination suggests that edible insects may be the most important parasite vector for domestic insectivorous animals. According to our studies the future research should focus on the need for constant monitoring of studied insect farms for pathogens, thus increasing food and feed safety.
Oh dear. Each insect is a potential epidemiological risk.

Some interesting asides on the future food, eg mealworms (it's in the name, ffs!):
Mealworms are beetles of the family Tenebrionidae. Adult beetles are generally 13-20 mm in length, and larvae have a length of around 30 mm. During their short life cycle of 1-2 months, females lay around 500 eggs. One of the largest mealworm suppliers in the world is HaoCheng Mealworm Inc. which produces 50 tons of live insects per month and exports 200,000 tons of dried insects per year [7]. Mealworms are used in human and animal nutrition, and they are a popular food source for exotic pets, including reptiles and insectivores. The nutritional value of mealworm larvae is comparable to that of meat and chicken eggs [8]. Mealworms are easy to store and transport. They are abundant in highly available nutrients and are regarded as a highly promising source of feed in poultry and fish breeding. Mealworms can also be administered to pets and livestock [4]. The popularity of mealworms consumption by humans is on the rise especially in Europe. Mealworms effectively degrade biological waste and polystyrene foam [9]. The most common mealworm parasites include Gregarine spp., Hymenolepis diminuta and mites of the family Acaridae. Mealworms are model insects in parasitological research [10–12].
This is inhuman, er, ininsect(?), treatment! Where's PETA?! Do we need PETI (People for the Ethical Treatment of Insects).
Insects were immobilized by inducing chill coma at a temperature of -30°C for 20 minutes. Hibernation was considered effective when legs, mandibles and antennae did not respond to tactile stimuli. Hibernating insects were decapitated and dissected to harvest digestive tracts.
The results:
Parasitic developmental forms were detected in 244 (81.33%) out of 300 (100%) examined insect farms. In 206 (68.67%) of the cases, the identified parasites were pathogenic for insects only; in 106 (35.33%) cases, parasites were potentially parasitic for animals; and in 91 (30.33%) cases, parasites were potentially pathogenic for humans.
Let's talk about systemic racism now...
The risk of Cestoda, Acanthocephala and Acaridae infections was significantly higher in insects imported from Africa and Asia than in insects purchased from European suppliers.
Anyway, I think this a kind of fun look at the food plan and a look at the preparatory steps for its full roll out. Initially I thought this was an example of how you can't have it both ways - in that you can't close the economy a la covid and then wave through other potentially harmful inputs - pathogenic insect parasites. Ie that TPTB were running into trouble with their own plans. That this sort of study would cause delays and problems to the plan.

But really its an example of how you can do whatever you like using the governance structure, it's just a question of management. Here the plan is managed to best effect by only allowing for high quality, European insects, how introducing insects despite them being pathogenic to humans is fine, if you preemptively address the potentially arising concerns.

Bon appetit!
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