Texas Equine WNV Count Rises to 26
Edited Press Release
October 14, 2015
The cases are spread across the state, and a lack of vaccination is a prevailing trend in the affected horses.
The cases are spread across the state, and a lack of vaccination is a prevailing trend in the affected horses.
With a mortality rate of 90% in horses, EEE is a serious mosquito-borne disease.
The 19-week-old Racking Horse filly from Chesapeake had not been vaccinated yet. She was euthanized Sept. 24.
The unvaccinated horses from Calhoun and Van Buren counties have been euthanized.
Officials say the unvaccinated Barry County horse was euthanized.
The unvaccinated 2-year-old Gloucester County mare was euthanized Aug. 25.
Researchers determined that vaccination does not result in a false positive diagnosis of acute disease.
The 3-year-old Tennessee Walking Horse from Chesapeake was recently purchased and her vaccination history is unknown.
Rain can result in an abundance of mosquitoes, which can transmit serious diseases to your horse.
A Dallas County, Alabama, horse tested positive for EEE, prompting warnings for area horse owners.
Seven horses have tested positive for WNV and seven others were confirmed positive for EEE.
From vaccinating against disease to storing feed properly, learn how to protect your horses from pests.
As of July 30, three and five Texas horses have tested positive for WNV and EEE, respectively, so far this year.
A south Texas horse tested positive for WNV while the EEE cases were found in the eastern part of the state.
There’s still time to take steps to protect your horse from these two potentially deadly mosquito-borne diseases.
Reported diseases include equine herpesvirus, strangles, equine viral arteritis, contagious equine metritis, and more
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