WNV in Kentucky Horses: Two More Cases Confirmed
Two more Kentucky horses have been diagnosed with West Nile virus (WNV), E.S. Rusty Ford, equine operations consultant for the Kentucky State Veterinarian’s Office, said in an Oct. 17 statement. There are now 11 confirmed cases of WNV in Kentucky horses this year.
The University of Kentucky Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory confirmed the diagnoses for the two horses, both from Lewis County, the evening of Oct. 16, Ford said.
One horse—a 20-year-old Tennessee Walking Horse gelding—presented on Oct. 11 with hind-limb ataxia (incoordination), muzzle fasciculation (twitching), and inappetence. On Oct. 16 the attending veterinarian reported that the gelding is recovering
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