HorseAndHound.co.uk reports veterinarians from Liverpool University and the Equine Veterinary Hospital in the United Kingdom fly out next week to teach poor farmers in Gambia proper care of their horses. http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/news/397/262549.html
EurekAlert.org reports a biologist and undergraduate student have discovered that areas which have a more diverse bird population show much lower incidences of West Nile virus infection in the human population. http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-06/uoc--dab062408.php
EastValleyTribune.com reports foreclosed on houses in Pinal County, Arizona are breeding grounds for mosquitoes and are hindering the county's efforts in curbing the spread of the West Nile virus. http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/117742
A study examined West Nile virus seroprevalence in wild mammals along a forest-to-urban gradient in the US mid-Atlantic region. WNV antibody prevalence increased with age, urbanization, and date of capture for juveniles and varied significantly between species. These findings suggest several requirements for using mammals as indicators of transmission. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18507915?dopt=Abstract
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