[jerseygirl]

Yes, it is bizarre. Reportedly tests were negative for known diseases and pollutants.

Tinfoil: Can Elk be infected with rabies?

[Indie]

any animal can get rabies from another animal

[MamaDearest]

Testing results thus far appear to be inconclusive according to a Wyoming newspaper:

Laboratory tests and analysis have conclusively ruled out several causes, including chronic wasting disease, some insecticides and a variety of metals, in the mysterious deaths of elk southwest of Rawlins. The death total has grown to 280.

[MamaDearest]

I think there is another dog related bioterrorism concern that bears my concern as well. It is the Black Plague. The dog factor is fleas. Symptoms are prostration, very high fever, swollen, tender and painful glands, chills, respiratory distress and rapid onset. Mortality is 60 to 100%. The Soviets cultured and manufactured various bio-weapons in 40 factories years ago, amongst them was plague.

If you research bio-weapons, you will be surprised to see how many of the symptoms for the various bio-agents are similar: respiratory distress, fever, chills, headache, backache, muscle pain, shortness of breath, hacking cough, chest pain, swollen glands. Your life could hinge of how quicky you sought medical treatment, if treatment for that agent was available. Scary stuff if you think you only have the flu or a nasty virus (which indeed it would be).

[cookcounty]

Some military were getting rabies shots this week. I don't know why. And I don't know how widespread. Nobody got rabies shots when I was in (of course, that was a very long time ago).