Fifth Case of WNV Confirmed in California for 2020
Edited Press Release
August 27, 2020
All five horses resided in different counties. Three of the five were unvaccinated, and two had unknown vaccination histories.
All five horses resided in different counties. Three of the five were unvaccinated, and two had unknown vaccination histories.
The affected horse is from Robeson County.
Both affected horses were humanely euthanized.
The vaccinated Warmblood mare is recovering from the disease.
The unvaccinated Chippewa County mare was humanely euthanized.
New cases in Lee County bring the state’s WNV total in 2020 to five.
Three of the four were euthanized.
The undervaccinated 13-year-old mare was euthanized.
Horses in Dunn, Pepin, and Chippewa counties are affected.
A San Joaquin County horse succumbed to the mosquito-borne disease. Additional California cases have been confirmed in Amador, Merced, and Stanislaus counties.
This marks Lexington County’s first Eastern equine encephalitis case for 2020.
This case marks the state’s first equine death from WNV in 2020.
The five horses are from three counties.
The horses from Jefferson and St. Lawrence counties were unvaccinated.
Equine protozoal myeloencephalitis is a neurologic disease that can be difficult to diagnose and can threaten a horse’s athletic future. Learn more about this complicated and consequential condition.
The affected filly is reported as recovering from Eastern equine encephalomyelitis.
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