List: I found this advisory on Quackwatch. I feel like a duck out of water. Anything to worry about? Roger
> WEST NILE VIRUS SURVEILLANCE - USA (09) > *************************************** > A ProMED-mail post > <http://www.promedmail.org> > > [see also: > West Nile virus surveillance - USA 2000.2958 > West Nile virus surveillance - USA (02) 2000.2961 > West Nile virus surveillance - USA (03) 2000.2962 > West Nile virus surveillance - USA (04) 2000.2971 > West Nile virus surveillance - USA (05) 2000.2972 > West Nile virus surveillance - USA (06) 2000.2987 > West Nile virus surveillance - USA (07) 2000.2994 > West Nile virus surveillance - USA (08) 2000.3004] > > [There has been an adverse response to my suggestion that postings on West > Nile virus should be capped. Therefore, in response to demand; the saga > continues - Mod.CP] > > [1] > Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2000 05:48:50 -0400 > From: Eleanor Kellon <[email protected]> > > > Progress of the West Nile virus outbreak > ---------------------------------------- > I was disappointed with both the attitude and the content in the last West > Nile posting. The number of positive dead birds has doubled in the last > week or two. Mosquito pool positives occurred for the first time in the > last week or two. Positives are rising rapidly despite what would be > considered aggressive larvicidal measures, necessitating the ground > sprayings. Sentinel chickens appear to either be worthless or not > positioned properly. Reported sightings of dead birds have numbered in the > thousands in those areas effected last year, much less (often > under 100) in > uninvolved counties in New York state. These numbers, which are most > definitely not small, may be the most significant of all. All states and > counties that had positives last year have now had positives (bird or > mosquito) this year, which was not the case two weeks ago. The > situation is > building rapidly, not slowly. Perhaps of even more concern is that endemic > viruses (EEE, SLE) being tested for concurrently are not showing > this early > (for mosquito-borne diseases) activity, suggesting it is not > related solely > to mosquito numbers. > > I agree the posts could get tiresome, particularly if they continue to > quote joggers from Central Park or physicians who "fear" the most > over-diagnosed disease in the Western hemisphere more than an encephalitis > virus introduced into virgin territory. [Indeed, I have been informed by a > ProMED-mail colleague that both deer and Lyme disease-infected ticks have > been found in both Central Park NYC and Hyde Park, London. - Mod.CP]. Such > material should be left on the pages of the New York Times. > > -- > Eleanor Kellon, VMD > Technical Editor > Horse Journal > <[email protected]> -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: [email protected] -or- [email protected] with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. To post, address your message to: [email protected] Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
