Wexford County, Michigan, Horse Contracts WNV
Edited Press Release
August 23, 2017
The equine mortality rate for West Nile virus can be as high as 30-40%.
The equine mortality rate for West Nile virus can be as high as 30-40%.
Last month a horse in Brooks County tested positive for EEE, as well.
The Finney County property where six horses tested positive for EIA remains under quarantine.
A 10-year-old gelding from Simcoe County was euthanized, while a 25-year-old mare from Bruce County is recovering.
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The six EIA-positive horses will be euthanized. The WNV-positive horse has been euthanized.
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None of the three affected horses were vaccinated against West Nile virus.
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A third horse on the index farm developed a fever and subsequently tested positive for neurologic EHV-1.
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The affected horses are from a small private farm in Culpeper County, which is under quarantine until at least Sept. 4.
Vaccines can help protect horses against potentially deadly West Nile virus and Eastern equine encephalomyelitis.
The 11-year-old Quarter Horse mare from Kent County, which was not currently vaccinated against WNV, was euthanized.
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