Venomous snakes harbor brain swelling virus

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Venomous snakes harbor brain swelling virus

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This came to my attention recently. Sorry if it's a repeat post.

http://www.livescience.com/23619-venomo ... virus.html


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so is this virus harmful to homo sapiens or just equines??
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The article states

"About six human cases of the disease the virus causes are reported in the United States every year"


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