WNV in Massachusetts: First Equine Case of 2018 Confirmed
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) announced Aug. 24 that a horse from Hampshire County was euthanized after contracting West Nile virus (WNV). This is the first equine case of WNV in Massachusetts confirmed this year.
“There has been an increase in WNV-infected mosquitoes identified this year throughout the state, an indication that the risk is widespread and ongoing,” Public Health Commissioner Monica Bharel, MD, MPH, said in a DPH release.
Animal health officials did not confirm any equine cases of WNV in Massachusetts last year
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Erica Larson
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