This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sandra, > BTW, why has this information about cats being kept so quiet?
Probably because they don't want to start a panic and have everyone destroying their cats. It has not been shown that cats will transmit EPM to horses. Who knows where they will find it next. Just practice good barn management.. Keep grain in covered trash cans, not open bags. Also, try to keep your hay stored where it won't be used as a litter box for opossums, raccoons, cats, etc. (I know, very difficult) and cover with tarps. > I've read where vaccines for WNV are being developed and don't > researchers know less about WNV than they do about EPM? No. WNV has been around for a long time and the life cycle has been worked out. In general, it is easier to make a vaccine to a virus than a protozoa, so I expect that they will have a WNV vaccine before long. Now that the virus has hit the United States there is good economic incentive for the companies to produce a vaccine. Sad but true that that is what it takes to get things done. Steve Steve and Amy White Prairieholm Farm Waterloo, Nebraska
