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1 posted on 04/23/2008 1:16:55 PM PDT by blam
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To: Smokin' Joe

Boo!


2 posted on 04/23/2008 1:17:22 PM PDT by blam (Secure the border and enforce the law)
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To: blam
Been there, done that. The 1918 Flu Epidemic killed more people than WWI.
3 posted on 04/23/2008 1:21:06 PM PDT by oh8eleven (RVN '67-'68)
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To: blam

But, but, they used horses for testing.


4 posted on 04/23/2008 1:21:26 PM PDT by Eva (CHANGE - the new euphemism for Marxist revolution)
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To: blam
Tell the doctor, I've got a stuffy head, ache & pains, fever and frequent sneezing...

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5 posted on 04/23/2008 1:29:59 PM PDT by Sax
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Equine Influenza is a real problem in horses that are unvaccinated. Fortunately, there are only a few serotypes that cause problems and there is a good vaccine for protection. But, every once in awhile a new serovar erupts...
10 posted on 04/23/2008 2:59:36 PM PDT by vetvetdoug
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To: blam

btt


12 posted on 04/23/2008 3:59:11 PM PDT by Cacique (quos Deus vult perdere, prius dementat ( Islamia Delenda Est ))
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To: blam
The great epizootic of 1872 A time when it was even more serious than it seems.

And something for the back to nature folks to consider as well.

Hopefully, understanding the ability of the virus to invade cells will lead to countermeasuers which will be effective for horse and human alike...and yes, even the folks who seem like the stern of the aforementioned critters.

17 posted on 04/24/2008 7:25:37 AM PDT by Smokin' Joe (How often God must weep at humans' folly.)
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I guess we need another pandemic since the bird flu was so devastating.
19 posted on 04/24/2008 7:34:00 AM PDT by stevio (Crunchy Con - God, guns, guts, and organically grown crunchy nuts.)
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