43.The Raccoons were easily harmed.
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Sharing his fresh research results, the veterinarian dug more into the details of the virus. Since this strain had only lately become known in the area, he described how he had been researching it over several weeks. Though its host range was shockingly wide, impacting many tiny species including rabbits, guinea pigs, and hamsters, the virus exhibited a specific attraction for raccoons. The doctor's recent participation in tracking the virus's spread among local wildlife populations gave him great expertise about it. With its quick spread through both direct contact and environmental pollution, he went into great detail on how the virus had especially devastated the raccoon population. The virus's propensity to remain dormant for periods before displaying symptoms further complicated matters and made early discovery difficult.
