Flamingos tested for West Nile virus at Zoo Atlanta
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Posted 2:28PM on Monday, August 26, 2002
ATLANTA - A flamingo at Zoo Atlanta died last year from West Nile virus. <br>
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This year zoo veterinarian Rita McManamon says flamingos are being innoculated with a horse vaccine for the virus as part of a national study. <br>
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The zoo also is testing other animals as part of a study to determine which animals contract the virus.
