Three Nevada Horses Test Positive for West Nile
Edited Press Release
August 18, 2017
None of the three affected horses were vaccinated against West Nile virus.
None of the three affected horses were vaccinated against West Nile virus.
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A third horse on the index farm developed a fever and subsequently tested positive for neurologic EHV-1.
The 13-year-old mare was euthanized at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute after developing renal failure.
Approximately 80 horses and ponies are receiving rehabilitative care after being removed from a property near Houston.
Sagacious HF is in extended quarantine in Miami pending the results of additional testing slated for Aug. 23.
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The affected horses are from a small private farm in Culpeper County, which is under quarantine until at least Sept. 4.
Vaccines can help protect horses against potentially deadly West Nile virus and Eastern equine encephalomyelitis.
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The 11-year-old Quarter Horse mare from Kent County, which was not currently vaccinated against WNV, was euthanized.
The unvaccinated 9-year-old Quarter Horse mare from Monroe County was euthanized.
The affected horse, a 25-year-old Haflinger from Polk County, was unvaccinated.
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