[aristeides]

This would seem to be consistent with the earlier story that cats can be infected by SARS but do not have symptoms. If the SARS virus's natural host is the civet cat, very likely it can live in the civet without doing any harm to it.

[Free Trapper]

Would you put me on your SARS ping list,please?

From what I've read,it looks like the civet is pretty closely related to felines but still not in the same family.

If cats can spread SARS...

[aristeides]

Sars link to civet cats 'a significant breakthrough'.

[blam]

"This would seem to be consistent with the earlier story that cats can be infected by SARS but do not have symptoms. "

Just great! Sheez...

[Dog Gone]

If the SARS virus's natural host is the civet cat, very likely it can live in the civet without doing any harm to it.

This could be a very important development. If confirmed, it tells us where the natural reservoir of the virus is, and that if we eliminate the disease in humans, the virus still exists in nature.

I think it goes without saying that the use of civet cats as human food should be immediately banned.