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Re: [RC] [RC] National Animal Identification Syste - Lif StrandAt 12:49 PM 1/22/2006, Sherman wrote:Mosquitoes acquire the virus from infected birds, and then transmit the virus to people and/or horses. Humans & animals are NOT contagious, the mosquitoes must acquire it from infected birds. So WNV should not be included in the statement below. Yes, WNV is not a contagious disease, but it is a communicable disease that, if a horse was infected with it, would present a risk to humans. If I lived in an area that had no evidence of WNV and someone brought a horse in known to have WNV, for sure I'd be a little concerned about becoming infected. Since we were discussing reasons for NAIS, vector driven diseases could be pertinent to that issue. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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