California Horse Contracts WNV

The case marks the state’s 20th confirmed equine case for 2020.
Share
Favorite
Close

No account yet? Register

ADVERTISEMENT

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

Create a free account with TheHorse.com to view this content.

TheHorse.com is home to thousands of free articles about horse health care. In order to access some of our exclusive free content, you must be signed into TheHorse.com.

Start your free account today!

Already have an account?
and continue reading.

Share

Written by:

Diane Rice earned her bachelor’s degree in agricultural journalism from the University of Wisconsin, then married her education with her lifelong passion for horses by working in editorial positions at Appaloosa Journal for 12 years. She has also served on the American Horse Publications’ board of directors. She now freelances in writing, editing, and proofreading. She lives in Middleton, Idaho, and spends her spare time gardening, reading, serving in her church, and spending time with her daughters, their families, and a myriad of her own and other people’s pets.

Related Articles

Stay on top of the most recent Horse Health news with

FREE weekly newsletters from TheHorse.com

Sponsored Content

Weekly Poll

sponsored by:

When do you begin to prepare/stock up on products/purchase products for these skin issues?
83 votes · 83 answers

Readers’ Most Popular

Sign In

Don’t have an account? Register for a FREE account here.

Need to update your account?

You need to be logged in to fill out this form

Create a free account with TheHorse.com!