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To: fivecatsandadog
You are right it only takes one with the virus to reproduce thousands of eggs YUK!
32 posted on 09/13/2002 9:02:37 AM PDT by areafiftyone
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To: areafiftyone
"You are right it only takes one with the virus to reproduce thousands of eggs."

Immaterial. The mosquitos borne of those eggs wouldn't be carriers of WNV...until they bit an infected bird or human.

Accordingly, the accidental introduction of a single mosquito, or just a few, would be insufficient to sustain and spread an outbreak. Presumably, a significant colony of infected mosquitos would be necessary to do that.

Recall, as well, where the first two outbreaks occurred: New York City and Washington, D.C.

47 posted on 09/13/2002 11:08:07 AM PDT by okie01
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