Something new to worry about
Bob Morris @ Jun 27th 2008 23:48 - Category: Unfiled
The recent floods resulted in large amounts of stagnant water, which is producing enormous numbers of mosquitos. Some no doubt carry West Nile.
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Ten Bears on 28 Jun 2008 at 6:07 am #
It’s a binary thing Bob (your nickname, incidentally, on my blog), there is either West Nile or not; they either all carry it, or not. Ones and zeros, my friend, yes/no, true/false, all that. And it’s made it to Oregon.
I used to teach Computer Science - Binary Logic. It’s a philosophy.
DJ on 28 Jun 2008 at 9:05 am #
There are many species of mosquitoes in overlapping territory– 167 species in the U.S. alone. According to CDC, in 2006 only 33 of these carried West Nile, and only 62 have ever been found to carry it. (This is consistent with other diseases such as dengue, Japanese encephilitis, and malaria, which are carried only by specific species of mosquitoes.) One article says only two species in Iowa– neither generally found in natural wetlands– transmit West Nile. Bob is correct: some will carry it and some won’t.