Major plague in Marijuania!!!

Whaleboy · August 18, 2003, 16:30

Over a billion already dead, reducing population to around 1.3 billion.

Economy is collapsing, healthcare systems can't cope, the military has been called in. Many scientific institutions have been devastated so we need help in determining what this virus is and curing it!

Billions more may die! All outgoing travellers have been prevented from leaving, lest this plague should spread, all ships, boats and aircraft heading towards have been turned back by an exclusion zone set up by the navy, coastguard and air force.

We will let in scientists and anyone who wishes to help, providing they take measures to protect themselves. We advise all nations to place those who have recently visited Marijuania and any other member of the LF in quarantine.

Urban Ranger · August 18, 2003, 22:50

Noosland is willing to send in a team of doctors and scientists to help control the situation.

Whaleboy · August 19, 2003, 21:27

The appropriate measures have been taken for the safety of our guests, and we thank Noosland for their kind gesture.

Urban Ranger · August 19, 2003, 22:23

Any details on the epidemic?

Whaleboy · August 20, 2003, 10:04

Its looking like a more infectious version of ebola with a longer incubation period.

That makes it more deadly, as the host can infect far more people before dying.

Urban Ranger · August 21, 2003, 00:09

From: Director of National Security Council, Noosland
To: National Security Council, Marijuania
Clearance: AAA

[Encrypted message follows]
One of our worst fears seem to have crystalised.

Several weeks ago, Dr Ernest Tsang, an eccentric, somewhat unstable, researcher at our Institute of Advanced Biomedical Research specialising in microbiology vanished. Preliminary analysis indicated Dr Tsang disappeared with several vials of highly dangerous contagions, believed to be a strain of Ebola Zaire. When we discovered this, we notified all our ports to be on high alert for Dr Tsang, and an intensive search ensued. Unfortunately, we have not found him thus far.

Investigations have unearthed the following facts:

- Dr Tsang is believed to be a member of Earth First, a radical environmental group that believes that 90% of the earth's human population must be wiped out so that the human species as a whole can have a future.

- Dr Tsang's fiance was killed tragically in a bank robbery right before his disappearance. We believe the event had drove him insane.

- Furthermore, his fiance thought the Earth First'ers were completely wrt their central tenet. Her death easily removed the only force holding him back.

Fortunately, our computer experts were able to recover Dr Tsang's research records. They seem to point to some kind of vaccine for the disease. We have already organised a crack team to follow up on this.

A detailed description, his fingerprints, and his DNA signature are attached.
[/end of transmission]

Whaleboy · August 23, 2003, 14:08

From: Marijuanian Prime Ministers Office
To: Director of National Security Council, Noosland

Marijuania is in no position whatsoever to defend herself. Only a naval/airforce task force on patrol are entirely unaffected, most of the army are dead and many of our medical personell were infected before they realised they needed protection, and they are also now dead. The intelligence corps are also crippled, so as a result we cannot defend against further attacks or terrorism, ecological or otherwise.

Jack_www · August 23, 2003, 20:43

To Marijuania:
We may be able in coming days be able to spare naval assets to help in the blockade of your nation. Jackson will also send as many hospital ships as we can find in order to treat the victoms and see if there is a cure.
We recomend that you also limit travel of people with in your naiton and have them stay in their homes.

Urban Ranger · August 24, 2003, 05:47

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Originally posted by elijah
From: Marijuanian Prime Ministers Office
To: Director of National Security Council, Noosland

Marijuania is in no position whatsoever to defend herself. Only a naval/airforce task force on patrol are entirely unaffected, most of the army are dead and many of our medical personell were infected before they realised they needed protection, and they are also now dead. The intelligence corps are also crippled, so as a result we cannot defend against further attacks or terrorism, ecological or otherwise.

From: Director of National Security Council, Noosland
To: Marijuanian Prime Minister's Office

Our suspicion is that, since the epidemic now raging in your country has symptoms similar to that of Ebola Zaire, and that Dr Tsang disappeared with a strain of Ebola Zaire virus, we suspect that either he or one of the Earth First'ers started the plague in your country.

The good news is that we have managed to reproduce a small amount of alleged vaccine. We could rush that over to you to inoculate important persons. However, the vaccine is untested, so using it is entirely at your own risk.

Sheep · August 24, 2003, 06:32

Treaty of Mt. gravatt members have closed their borders to foreign tavel for the time being. This is to help prevent a spread of the desease to the Treaty's nations.

The Treaty also offers any assitance required. Our medical corps are at Marijuania's disposal, and our research in the medica field is being devouted towards a cure or immunistations.

We are also considering sending economic relief to Marijuania in return for trade concessions in the future.

We believe that the ultimate collapse of what is reputedly the second most influential country in the region could spell the beginnings of trouble.

Whaleboy · August 24, 2003, 11:27

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We recomend that you also limit travel of people with in your naiton and have them stay in their homes.

Done, we have enacted emergency protocals imposing marshall law and free disinfectant.

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The good news is that we have managed to reproduce a small amount of alleged vaccine. We could rush that over to you to inoculate important persons. However, the vaccine is untested, so using it is entirely at your own risk.

We'll take it!

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We may be able in coming days be able to spare naval assets to help in the blockade of your nation. Jackson will also send as many hospital ships as we can find in order to treat the victoms and see if there is a cure.

Thankyou kindly, you can rendez vous with our unaffected ships. They will show you the safest effective distance to keep and make your captains aware of the changing wind patterns. At this stage, we are not taking chances.

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The Treaty also offers any assitance required. Our medical corps are at Marijuania's disposal, and our research in the medica field is being devouted towards a cure or immunistations.

We thankyou kindly, you will have the asked-for trade concessions in exchange for your help.

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We believe that the ultimate collapse of what is reputedly the second most influential country in the region could spell the beginnings of trouble.

Im sure Akiria can keep things going

. ooc: theres always "even newer marijuania".

Urban Ranger · August 24, 2003, 23:33

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Originally posted by elijah
We'll take it!

Very well then. Our medical team will bring it along. They will also bring along 3,000 tons of medical supplies, a rapid DNA test for our particular Ebola strain, and several robots to operate in heavily infected areas.

Sheep · August 24, 2003, 23:57

Our medical corps are en route and a substanital econmic grant will be given as soon as it can.

Whaleboy · August 26, 2003, 08:41

Our remaining medical corps have succeeded somewhat in stabilising the situation. Far fewer new infections have been reported, though there may still be hundreds of thousands incubating the virus. We estimate, judging on observations, an eight day incubation period.

The Noosland vaccine has been used on military personel, the government, health and science officials. We shall offer all help we can in replicating this medicine.