West Nile Virus Spreads: Horses in at Least 15 States Affected This Year
West Nile virus (WNV) is steadily spreading across the country, having been detected in at least 33 states so far this year*. Horses in 15 states have been infected with the virus in 2003; the most recent announcements of equine WNV cases were from Kansas and New Mexico.
Health officials in Kansas announced July 9 that they had logged the state’s first equine WNV case for this year.
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West Nile virus (WNV) is steadily spreading across the country, having been detected in at least 33 states so far this year*. Horses in 15 states have been infected with the virus in 2003; the most recent announcements of equine WNV cases were from Kansas and New Mexico.
Health officials in Kansas announced July 9 that they had logged the state’s first equine WNV case for this year. Results on the Wichita County horse were received from Kansas State University. KFOX News of Las Cruces, New Mexico reported that a horse in Sierra County was infected with WNV and euthanized
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