Florida Gelding Tests Positive for WNV

Lake County’s first case brings the state’s equine case total to eight.
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Florida Gelding Tests Positive for WNV
This is Lake County’s first and Florida’s eighth confirmed equine case for 2019. | Photo: Wikimedia Commons
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) officials have confirmed a 12-year-old Friesian gelding with West Nile virus (WNV). The horse first showed neurologic signs on Oct. 6 and is reported as recovering. The horse’s vaccination status was not reported.

This is Lake County’s first and Florida’s eighth confirmed equine case for 2019.

About West Nile Virus

West Nile virus transmission occurs when infected mosquitoes feed on animals, as well as humans, after having fed on infected birds

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