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Subject:	Ferrets can catch, pass SARS
From:	Melissa Smith <[log in to unmask]>
Date:	Wed, 29 Oct 2003 23:36:36 -0500
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I know this was a worry to a lot of people here when the big SARS
outbreak happened.  And lab tests confirm it: ferrets are just as
succeptible to SARS as people are.  Though cats are more the problem
vector for containing SARS, I know a lot of ferret owners here were
worried that SARS could be caught (and kill!) their ferret, and
apparently their worries were not unfounded.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/3225245.stm
 
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[Moderator's note: But please read other posts on the subject today --
the evidence turns out to be pretty poor!  BIG]
[Posted in FML issue 4316]

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