WNV in Kentucky horses
West Nile virus is transmitted to horses via bites from infected mosquitoes. | Photo: iStock

A 6-year-old Tennessee Walking Horse stallion from Lewis County, Kentucky, tested positive for West Nile virus (WNV) on Aug. 31. This is the second confirmed case of WNV in Kentucky horses for 2018.

In a statement E.S. Rusty Ford, equine operations consultant for the Kentucky State Veterinarian’s Office, said the stallion developed clinical signs the morning of Aug. 28, when he was found down in his stall, but was able to rise with assistance.

That night, the horse went back down and became unable to rise, Ford said. He was euthanized on Aug. 29

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