June 12, 2003Monkeypox forces rodent-import banPrairie dogs, a symbol of the American West, of wide-open spaces and home on the range, this week became something else: outlaws. The federal government Wednesday banned the sale of prairie dogs and other rodents possibly linked to a rare virus that has spread recently to people living in the Midwest. Now, epidemiologists are searching 15 states, including Florida, for more animals that might have been exposed.Posted by Bob King at June 12, 2003 5:40 AM | TrackBack Related Categories: Quadrant - Political | Theme - 'The New Age of Germs' E-mail This Story
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