California Horse Contracts WNV
The affected horse, an 11-year-old Quarter Horse mare in Solano County, is recovering. | Photo: Wikimedia Commons
On Nov. 19, officials at the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) confirmed a horse in Solano County with West Nile virus (WNV). The affected horse, an 11-year-old Quarter Horse mare, is recovering.

This is the state’s 20th confirmed case of equine WNV in 2020.

Other confirmed cases have occurred in the following counties:

Amador (2); Butte (1); Glenn (1); Kings (1); Merced (1); Modoc (1); Nevada (1); Riverside (2); Sacramento (1); San Bernardino (1); San Joaquin (4); and Stanislaus (3). Fourteen horses were unvaccinated, four had unknown vaccination histories, and two were vaccinated. Fifteen horses survived, one died, and four were euthanized

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