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To: browardchad
inhalation anthrax may ...

THEN you also know that ANTHRAX is a bigger threat in the 3rd world where CATTLE and SHEEP are not vaccinated against such diseases ...

114 posted on 04/28/2003 12:42:27 PM PDT by _Jim (Guangdong doctor linked as source of SARS in China: http://www.biomedcentral.com/news/20030320/09/)
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To: _Jim
THEN you also know that ANTHRAX is a bigger threat in the 3rd world where CATTLE and SHEEP are not vaccinated against such diseases ...

If you want to believe that this Egyptian sailor traveling on a ship carrying bauxite died from exposure to infected animals simply because he was from a third-world country, be my guest, but there is a low incidence of inhalation anthrax infection even among those who work with sheepskins in third-world countries, and intestinal anthrax is even rarer.

BTW, cattle and sheep are not routinely vaccinated against anthrax in many areas of this country unless there is a nearby outbreak. It's not cost-effective due to the sporadic nature of the disease.

154 posted on 04/28/2003 1:38:45 PM PDT by browardchad
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