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["Thomas Olenio" <tolenio@sentex.net>]

Hello,

Han't anyone noticed that the rapid spread of West Nile Virus northward is  
directly proportional to bird mirgrations north and south?

For the most part I trust the CDC, and bird migration is their main theory.

http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/eid/vol6no4/rappole.htm

If birds can move WNV to northern Ontario in one season, they can move it  
into your backyard.

Later,
Tom



On Sat, 3 Jul 2004 16:16:56 EDT, <Jwlehman@aol.com> wrote:

> In a message dated 7/3/2004 7:16:48 AM US Eastern Standard Time,
> Jwlehman@aol.com writes:
>
> > >> The argument that keeping birds around serves as an attractant to
> > > mosquitoes that carry the West Nile Virus is absurd.  -  Dylan
>
>
> Oops Dylan, my public apology. Didn't read what you had written closely,
> thought you had written detractant or control.  Again my mistake.
>
> Although I might suggest in our area where we have thousands and  
> thousands of
> crows upon which mosquitoes feed upon could help spread the virus. The  
> IDNR
> does find dead crows killed by the virus and that is one way our public  
> heath
> officials first learn the virus has returned for the summer.  In the  
> winter my
> city cousins have a real problem with crows roosting in trees and on  
> building
> tops, believe it or not.  They are much worse than pigeons. I would  
> submit our
> overpopulation of crows help supply a continuos fresh supply of  
> contaminated
> blood and aid mosquito reproduction and the spread of WNV.
>
> Jerry



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