I had an urgent request from someone who knows details and is very annoyed at some slip-shod reporting to put this on because it is well written and accurate due to people getting confused over the monkey pox thing. http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/national/AP-Prairie-Dog-Sickness.html The vectors do NOT include ferrets. Rodents and primates are the vectors. The fear is of it getting into U.S. rodent populations from released rodents. R., I asked that site to send you a copy of the info; also check the CDC site that I used for the info needed with the SARS confusion, and the involved state's health dept's sites. I think that there are some places for further info attached to the article above but I'm not sure. Back to my searching for Chiclet's stuff... (though I found this particular break relaxing, to be frank, probably because I had it handy and I need a break -- come to think of it I need a meal -- I'm going to take a real break instead of just delving in again over and over after little breaks and lots of care work). I'll read the FML and I'll eat a sandwich sicne I haven't eaten yet today and then I'll feed her again and then do some household chores and then I'll go back to searching again. that sounds good. Thanks, R! You had perfect timing!) [Posted in FML issue 4175]