[blackdog]

I am so relieved that it is a strain that cannot be weaponized. I would hate to be killed by one of those strains. I prefer a death by non weaponized pathogens.

Question though....If you hurl a rat or squirel at someone with a slingshot, is that weaponized Bubonic or Junta? If I just take it to a gradeschool for the kids to show and tell, is that the non-weaponized form or the weaponized form?

[Diddle E. Squat]

BREAKING NEWS: Authorities refuse to confirm or deny that an elaborate system of underground tunnels has been discovered in a Lubbock park near the site of the theft.

Homeland Security has dispatched a security team to assess the situation.

[Lion's Cub]

Let's put it this way: I wouldn't stay up late tonight worrying about being hit by a rat or squirrel being flung from a slingshot :)

It is true that they could easily infect rodents and release them into a populated area hoping to start an epidemic. But that would depend on the fleas multiplying enough to get into lots of homes.

The key to preventing this would be rodent and flea eradication.

Keep your home flea and rodent-free, and you're unlikely to have a problem.

And consider buying stock in "RAID" and other flea killers if you think they will try this.