WNV in California Horses: Additional Case Confirmed
California animal health officials have confirmed another equine case of West Nile virus (WNV). So far this year, there have been seven confirmed cases of WNV in California horses.
“On Sept. 4, a 16-year-old Quarter Horse mare with an unknown vaccination status, in Merced County, displaying neurologic signs was confirmed positive for West Nile virus,” the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) said in a statement on its website. “Due to the severity of neurologic signs, the mare was euthanized.”
The CDFA said the WNV cases were confirmed in Kern, Merced, Placer, Sacramento (two cases), Shasta, and Stanislaus counties
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