Robins may be major carrier of West Nile virus.

[Johnboy60]

Beloved bird could play role in spread of deadly disease, researchers say.

HARTFORD, Conn. - The beloved American robin, not the annoying, raucous crow, may be the more potent source for West Nile virus, according to new research.

A DNA analysis of blood taken from the abdomens of 300 mosquitoes trapped in Connecticut over the past three years found that 40 percent fed on the blood of the red-breasted songbird and only 1 percent on crows, said Theodore Andreadis, chief medical entomologist at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station.

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[MadeInOz]

hmmm... interesting stuff...

 

[Sycophant]

I read the headline as "Robbins" and thought it was some very weird smear on Tim Robbins. I was wrong, which is good, because it seemed very weak.