>>> One student told me she had just finished a report on equine rabies and >>> said my experience with Stali was rare, that most equines actually have >>> "furious" rabies, and not stupor, so I was very lucky.
Are you sure that student was right? The state epidemiologist who checked on Svertla last year told us exactly the opposite - that the stupor form is much more common in horses than the furious form. The reason I question it is that transmission to humans or other animals is much more likely from animals with the "furious" form. Yet, there are virtually no known cases of human rabies transmitted by horses. Also, when horses get the disease, it's very rare for more than one in the herd to get it, even in large, unvaccinated herds....? >>> 6. You are a great speaker, I enjoyed you more than any of the others (a >>> student) I have no trouble believing that! Thanks for sharing your experience with others, Janice. I know that must have been hard - and not just the stage-jitters part. You've been through a lot... Karen Thomas, NC
