Seventh Equine WNV Case of 2017 Confirmed in Idaho
Erica Larson
October 11, 2017
The unvaccinated yearling Quarter Horse filly is responding to treatment.
The unvaccinated yearling Quarter Horse filly is responding to treatment.
An Oswego County horse tested positive for EEE and horses in Cayuga, Erie, and St. Lawrence counties contracted WNV.
Florida horses tested positive for EEE and WNV and a Kentucky horse was euthanized after contracting WNV.
A Cumberland County mare was euthanized due to EEE and a Salem County stallion is recovering from WNV.
Horses in Davidson and Knox counties tested positive for WNV and a Bedford County horse tested positive for EIA.
To date, the state has confirmed four EEE cases and 14 WNV cases in horses.
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Neither affected horses was vaccinated against West Nile. Both are currently recovering.
The unvaccinated 13-year-old Tennessee Walking Horse gelding from Metcalfe County is reportedly recovering.
Both affected horses are from the same Polk County farm, which is now under a voluntary quarantine.
Horses voluntarily reduced their hay intake (and, thus, calorie consumption) when offered teff compared to ryegrass.
The most recent case involves an unvaccinated yearling Quarter Horse colt from Lassen County. He is now recovering.
The unvaccinated yearling Standardbred colt from Wexford County did not survive.
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There were no musculoskeletal differences between treatment and control horses, but there were behavioral differences.
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