Additional Equine WNV, EEE Cases Reported in Texas
Edited Press Release
August 12, 2015
Seven horses have tested positive for WNV and seven others were confirmed positive for EEE.
Seven horses have tested positive for WNV and seven others were confirmed positive for EEE.
Five new cases have been confirmed. Three horses are recovering, one died, and one was euthanized.
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As of July 30, three and five Texas horses have tested positive for WNV and EEE, respectively, so far this year.
Horse owners should take steps to protect their animals, including vaccinating and implementing insect control measures.
Officials say a horse in Boulder County has been diagnosed with West Nile Virus (WNV).
A south Texas horse tested positive for WNV while the EEE cases were found in the eastern part of the state.
The unvaccinated 5-year-old Quarter Horse gelding from Kennewick is recovering.
There’s still time to take steps to protect your horse from these two potentially deadly mosquito-borne diseases.
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An unvaccinated horse from Barnwell County died after contracting the mosquito-borne disease.
An 8-year-old Quarter Horse from Cumberland County died despite veterinary treatment.
Both horses–one from Newton County and one from Orange County–were unvaccinated against Eastern equine encephalitis.
Vaccinate horses to help protect against this invariably fatal zoonotic disease.
The affected horse, a 12-year-old Miniature mare from Chesapeake, had not been vaccinated against the virus.
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