Subject: [Tweeters] red tail tests positive for west nile
Date: Sep 27 10:57:14 2007
From: ravenintherain - ccorax at blarg.net
dave templeton wrote:
> http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/eastsidenews/2003906453_dige27m.html
>
> good reason not to handle anything dead, especially raptors and corvids.
>
> regards,
>
> dave templeton
> fall city
>
> crazydave65atinboxdotcom
>
>
From what I read, West Nile virus is spread via mosquito bite, so
handling would not be an issue for this virus. It could be an issue for
avian influenza or bird flu.
Dale
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Dale Chase
(AKA ravenintherain)
Seattle, Washington
ccorax at blarg.net