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complete novice
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 Posted - 13 Aug 2011 : 3:37:54 PM
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Kes I'm curious, I have the sort of memory that remembers 'bits' but not all the info. I seem to remember that if vaccination levels drop below a certain % across the population there is a greater chance of an epidemic, as if those that are vaccinated slow the spread of a virus, do you know if this is an approximation of what happens and if it is would it be likely the same thing would happen with equine flu?
Sorry if I've put you on the spot and don't feel you have to answer but it's not something I don't know a great deal about. |
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LYNDILOU
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Kes
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Posted - 13 Aug 2011 : 10:24:46 PM
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Lyndilou, I wasn't suggesting you should insure your horses (did you say you didn't?), I was just pointing out a fact that vaccinations are considered so important by certain practices eg. insurance, that it is a requirement. I personally don't agree with it, I'm sure if a report was done on vet treatment flu and tet cases would be much lower in the list than the average cuts, colic, choke, sprains, strains....endless list goes on...
Complete Novice, yes that is correct I think. I'm not actually a genius on vaccines, I made the allergens themselves for human vaccines but I had either read or heard the same thing you mention above. And it's also a reason for contempt in livery yards with mixed approaches to vaccinations. The people who don't vaccinate don't do it for good reason, the people who do vaccinate say the people that don't rely on them to not spread the virus around. |
    
Carole & Kes, West Sussex. |
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Flu and Tet
