BF>> West Nile disease.... What's that?

 SH> It is basically a disease of birds  but is carried to humans by Culex
 SH> mosquitoes.  Most people may not know they have it but 1 out every 150
 SH> gets very seriously ill with meningitis or polio-like symptoms.

That sounds bad. Luckely we don't have it here.

 BF>> They are /very/ bothersome here. They have a very higt-toned sound when
 BF>> they fly and if you get one or two in the bedroom when going to sleep
 BF>> it's almost impossible to sleep. You will hear them flying around your
 BF>> years...... And after they haved sucked the blood it will itch for an
 BF>> hour or so.

 SH> If you see any dead crows in the neighbourhood, you may have more than the
 SH> itch to worry about.

They don't bother birds but huge swarms have killed some deers.

 BF>> Do you think that "halm" and "stad" is the
same in Dutch?

 SH> "Halm" is 'blade of grass' although it can also be straw.
 "Stad" is city
 SH> or town.

OK.

//Bj”rn

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