Albuquerque Journal newspaper stories
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ABQjournal: State Boosts Ability to Respond to Bioterrorism
... 's emergency preparedness unit. Wakeup call Public health workers have been getting training on how they can step in. "Our wakeup call was Hantavirus in 1993 ... and more recently the Cerro Grande Fire," he said. New Mexico is ahead of many states with its computerized system showing availability ...
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ABQjournal: Orphaned or Injured Wildlife: What To Do
... in the house." Which led us to wonder, "Do people in other states have these problems?" Because ... once you've lived through New Mexico's Hantavirus headlines and plague scares, small wild animals with the possibility of fleas and diseases are no longer just sweet things you can nurse back to health ...
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ABQjournal: Four Corners Tourism Hopes for a Lucky '03
... success if visitor figures simply remain flat. "Every year, there's something," Flexible Flyers Rafting co-owner Stephen Saltsman said. "There's hantavirus, rain, no water, recession, gas prices. We're certainly a fragile economy here. It depends on everything all going right." Known for its ...
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ABQjournal: Why Hunt Rattlesnake That Kills Hantavirus Carrier?
Saturday, May 10, 2003 Why Hunt Rattlesnake That Kills Hantavirus Carrier? By Dick Fagerlund For the Journal Q: Have you heard anything about the SARS virus being spread by cockroaches? - R.N., Rio Rancho A: I have heard that, and I have heard that AIDS is spread by mosquitoes, and that ...
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ABQjournal: Letters to the Editor
... some great deed for mankind. Snakes are part of the ecosystem, and we need them to keep down the rodent population which can carry plague and Hantavirus, which can be deadly to man. We share this earth with snakes, and they have every right to live in peace without being hacked to death out of fear ...
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ABQjournal: Snakes Help Keep Rodent Populations in Check
... that will never change. Snakes are beneficial animals. Most species, including venomous ones, feed on rodents, including species that can carry Hantavirus. When we cavalierly kill off the snakes, we will experience rodent population explosions that can be hazardous to us. Even rattlesnakes will ...
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ABQjournal: Poison, Glue Traps Unwise Solutions to Mice Problem
... for the glueboards. I never recommend them for several reasons. The most important is that if the mice you catch are deer mice and they are carrying Hantavirus, the glueboards could become a health hazard as the mice will continue to defecate and urinate while trying to escape the trap. I suggest using ...
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ABQjournal: Hantavirus Risk Low From Cat Carrying Mouse in Yard
Monday, December 4, 2000 Hantavirus Risk Low From Cat Carrying Mouse in Yard By Dr. Jeff Nichol For the Journal Q: Three times in the past month we have seen our neighbor's cat walk through our yard with a dead mouse in its mouth (we have never seen any mice nearby). Is there a danger of Hantavirus ...
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ABQjournal: LANL Coordinates Its Work on National Security
... Bill Murray. Another hand-held device being developed with the University of New Mexico can quickly identify from a sample the presence of hantavirus or influenza. The distinction is important because hantavirus, which sometimes is fatal, often displays symptoms similar to the flu, said LANL technical ...
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ABQjournal: Homeland Security Unit Added at Lab
... Bill Murray. Another hand-held device being developed with the University of New Mexico can quickly identify from a sample the presence of hantavirus or influenza. The distinction is important because hantavirus, which sometimes is fatal, often displays symptoms similar to the flu, said LANL technical ...
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