A free web-based seminar ("Webinar") on West Nile virus hosted by The Horse on Oct. 2, 2007, is now archived and available on demand. Nearly 1,400 people registered for the presentation, which included streamed video, audio, and a slide presentation featuring Debra C. Sellon DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM, a professor of Equine Medicine at Washington State University.

Sellon, along with Maureen Long, DVM, MS, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM, an assistant professor of Large Animal Medicine at the University of Florida, was also available live to answer questions from event participants. The transcript of this Q&A can be seen along with the archived presentation in TheHorse.com’s Video Library.

Since West Nile virus emerged in the United States in 1999, more than 24,671 horses have been infected. Fall is when horse owners and veterinarians most often see this deadly virus. Sellon’s lecture includes numerous video examples of clinical signs of West Nile virus