X-Message-Number: 21813 From: "Igor Artyuhov" <> References: <> Subject: Re: Wild cat and SARS CryoNet #21809 Date: Wed, 28 May 2003 15:03:01 +0400 The animal that is believed to be the source of the virus responsible for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome is Viverra civetta (also known as Civet Cat), a Viverridae rather than a Felidae. So Pussy is absolutely blameless. C> Message #21809 C> From: C> Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 05:16:05 EDT C> Subject: Wild cat and SARS C> --part1_1cd.a65d362.2c0486d5_boundary C> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" C> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit C> It seems the SARS virus has been traced to a wild chinese feline. C> If it has the power to jump from a wild cat to man, could it find its C> way to domestic cats? If yes, Tom and Pussy could become an enduring C> virus reserve. When giving a simple sneezing to cat, it could be deathly C> to man. C> meaow?, pardon, comments? Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=21813