[NHCOLL-L:2818] Re: West Nile from specimen prep?

[Carla Cicero]

Hi Tonya et al.,

FYI, the Ornithological Council has posted a fact sheet on WNV on their 
BIRDNET website http://www.nmnh.si.edu/BIRDNET/OC/WNV.html

Cheers,
Carla


At 12:15 PM 9/15/2005 -0700, Tonya Haff wrote:
>Hi all,
>
>I was wondering if any of you knew the risks of preparing bird specimens 
>in light of West Nile virus.  Is there a risk of contracting the disease 
>from dead birds that have been frozen?  If so, does anyone know how high 
>that risk might be?  I don't worry about it too much for myself, but I'm 
>wondering if we should include a study skin preparation lab in our 
>Ornithology lab this fall.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Tonya
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