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Scott Weese, Department of Clinical Studies, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N 1G 2W1; fax: 519-763-9544; email: jsweese@uoguelph.ca All material published in Emerging Infectious Diseases is in the public domain and may be used and reprinted without special permission; proper citation, however, is appreciated. J.S. Weese, * M. Archambault, * B.M. Willey, ([dagger]) H. Dick, ([double dagger]) P. Hearn, ([section]) B.N. Kreiswirth, ([section]) B. Said-Salim, ([paragraph]) A. McGeer, ([dagger]) Y. Likhoshvay, ([paragraph]) J.F. Prescott, * and D.E. Low ([dagger]) * University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada; ([dagger]) Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; ([double dagger]) Vita-Tech Laboratories, Markham, Ontario, Canada; ([section]) Hearn Veterinary Services, Orangeville, Ontario, Canada; and ([paragraph]) New York University Medical Center, New York, New York, USA |