A text message circulating recently reads: "Alert everyone: Very dangerous virus, ZULICAN is spreading through seafood. So please avoid eating seafood and pass this message to all your friends".
The Philippine government through the Department of Health (DOH) and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), belied reports of this type of virus in fish. According to BFAR director Malcom Sarmiento, "Such virus does not exist." The BFAR and DOH is advising the people to disregard the message, in fact, yesterday a text message was being circulated to counter the Zulican text. The recent text message states that the Zulican virus text is a hoax and should be disregarded.
The same Zulican text message is being circulated in tsunami-wracked countries and nearby states. These countries (Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, et al, came up with press releases about the text message. They urge their citizens to ignore such sick message that causes alarm and further confuse people.
This message does not only confuse and alam people, it also affects the fisherfolks, traders and people who derive their income from fish and seafood. At times like this, what we need are prayers and the bayanihan sprit of helping each other... not the foolishness of circulating negative and unconfirmed text messages.
For more information on the hoax pls refer to this.
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