The West Nile encephalitis committee at Penn State has developed an information sheet for the horse owners in Pennsylvania. The information distributed follows. To see The Horse’s most recent articles on West Nile, please scroll down to a list of links at the end of this article.


The original information sheet was posted the week of May 19, 2000. The Horse Interactive was notified that the guidelines have been updated. Please visit https://www.pested.psu.edu/spwestnile.html# infosheet to view the updated version, with graphics. The file is in PDF format.


For More Information:


Pennsylvania Department of Health: https://www.westnile.state.pa.us/
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service: http:/www.aphis.usda.gov/vs/ep/wnv/ Pennsylvania State University: https://www.pested.psu.edu/spWestNile.html Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection: https://www.dep.state.pa.us/ Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture: https://www.pda.state.pa