Kentucky Confirms Second Equine WNV Case of 2013
Erica Larson
September 3, 2013
An unvaccianted 10-year-old Quarter Horse mare from Hopkins County tested positive for WNV late last week.
An unvaccianted 10-year-old Quarter Horse mare from Hopkins County tested positive for WNV late last week.
Animal health officials are reminding equid owners statewide to watch for West Nile virus (WNV).
Officials report the state’s first mosquitoes with WNV this season, as well as an infected pelican.
This is the first confirmed case of EEE affecting a horse in Kentucky since 2008.
Union County officials have confirmed that a horse near LaGrande, Ore., has West Nile virus.
The 7-year-old Cape May County gelding was euthanized after developing neurologic signs consistent with EEE.
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The requirement for a negative Coggins test for horses entering the state changed from six months to one year.
A case of Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) has been confirmed in a horse in Worcester County, Md.
An unvaccianted 12-year-old mare from Van Buren County tested positive for EEE.
A 3-month-old colt from Montezuma County, Colo., has tested positive for West Nile virus.
Authorities confirmed the state’s sixth case of equine West Nile virus (WNV) for 2013 on Aug. 13.
The 5-year-old Quarter Horse mare–who has no WNV vaccination history within the past year–is recovering.
A total of seven horses have tested positive for EEE in North Carolina thus far in 2013.
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On July 31 the MDPH announced that a Belchertown horse tested positive for Eastern equine encephalitis.
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