Texas WNV Case Count Rises to 38
- Topics: Article, West Nile Virus (WNV)
The total number of Texas horses testing positive for West Nile virus (WNV) has reached 38
Typically, WNV cases are not diagnosed this late into the year; however, this year suspect specimens were sent to the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (TVMDL) into December. It is expected that WNV cases will drop off as the weather across the state cools and the environment for the mosquitoes that are the vector for the disease diminishes.
As of Dec. 18, the TVMDL can confirm horses in the following counties tested positive for WNV in 2015:
- Houston County
- Atascosa County
- Jefferson County (4 cases)
- Roberts County
- Sterling County
- Parker County
- Randall County
- Liberty County
- Scurry County
- Hutchinson County
- Taylor County
- Nolan County
- Trinity County
- Robertson County (2 cases)
- Midland County
- Orange County
- Harris County (3 cases)
- Victoria County
- Cooke County
- Chambers County (2 cases)
- Erath County
- Freestone County
- Smith County
- Nueces County
- Collin County
- Wichita County
- Lavaca County
- Jackson County
- Angelina County
"The number of West Nile virus cases we have seen in 2015 points out the risk to our equine population and the importance of vaccination," said TVMDL Assistant Director Terry Hensley, MS, DVM. "The horses represented in these cases were either unvaccinated or had lapsed in their vaccinations. The majority of the horses exhibited classical neurological signs which indicates the importance of diagnostic testing as an aid in confirming a clinical diagnosis
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