Minnesota Confirms WNV Case, Wisconsin Reports EEE Case
Erica Larson
September 14, 2016
The Minnesota horse is recovering, but the Wisconsin horse was euthanized after failing to respond to treatment.
The Minnesota horse is recovering, but the Wisconsin horse was euthanized after failing to respond to treatment.
New York, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin have all reported new cases within the past week.
Both horses–one from Becker County and one from Goodhue County–are reportedly recovering.
The 13-year old Quarter Horse gelding from McCurtain County was euthanized.
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The 14-year-old Quarter Horse mare was located in Atoka County.
A filly from Forest County and a Welsh Pony mare from Vilas County were euthanized after contracting EEE.
One horse in Petroleum County has tested positive for West Nile virus (WNV).
The adult mare had no previous vaccine history and had not been off her home premises in over a year.
A 3-year-old Morris County gelding and a 1-year-old Ocean County mare were euthanized after testing positive for EEE.
The unvaccinated 11-year-old mare was euthanized after she became recumbent and unresponsive.
Oregon reported its first case of the year, while the case count in Minnesota has reached 11.
The recent cases are located farther north than detections in previous years, Washington State University reported.
Both affected horses–one from Barren County and one from Hardin County–were unvaccinated, but are recovering.
Late summer is peak transmission season for West Nile, and equine case numbers are rising in many regions.
Preventing disease is less expensive than treating it, so officials are encouraging horse owners to be proactive.
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