Kentucky Equine WNV Cases Drop in 2003
Cases of West Nile virus (WNV)in Kentucky equine declined dramatically in 2003 compared with the previous year, the Kentucky Department of Agriculture reported.
The KDA said 102 Kentucky equids were confirmed with WNV this year, an 80 percent drop from 2002, when 513 cases were reported. A series of cold snaps in late November and early December eliminated mosquitoes that
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Cases of West Nile virus (WNV)in Kentucky equine declined dramatically in 2003 compared with the previous year, the Kentucky Department of Agriculture reported.
The KDA said 102 Kentucky equids were confirmed with WNV this year, an 80 percent drop from 2002, when 513 cases were reported. A series of cold snaps in late November and early December eliminated mosquitoes that carry the virus, essentially ending the threat of WNV for 2003
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