Dear Sam Mostyn

Acknowledgement of your Freedom of Information Request No: LEX 31951

I refer to your request, received by the Department of Agriculture,
Fisheries and Forestry on 17 July 2024 for access to documents under the
Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) made in the following terms:

‘I am requesting the documentation that the DAFF has to demonstrate that
the Rabies lyssavirus exists; transmits from one dog to another dog or
human; and causes the symptoms of the Rabies disease.

The conditions of my request include:

- The documentation must show, via photographic evidence or by other means
deemed valid, the Rabies lyssavirus isolated from all other materials.

- The isolated Rabies lyssavirus exposed to organic living organisms
(humans, dogs, or cell cultures) that was previously uninfected by the
Rabies lyssavirus.

- The infected organic living organisms express symptoms of the Rabies
disease.

If these conditions cannot be met, I am requesting any documentation that
the DAFF has that demonstrates the existence, transmissibility, and
pathogenicity of the Rabies lyssavirus exists.’

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be redacted under section 22 of the FOI Act.

Further assistance

If you have any questions please email [2][email address].

Regards,

FOI Contact Officer | Legal Division

E: [3][email address]

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Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

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