Two More Equine West Nile Cases Confirmed in California
Erica Larson
August 2, 2012
All three confirmed WNV cases were unvaccinated, the CDFA reported.
All three confirmed WNV cases were unvaccinated, the CDFA reported.
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Four EEE cases have been confirmed in Dallas County, Ala.
The 2-year-old unvaccinated filly began displaying severe neurologic signs was euthanized.
Vaccination reduces horses’ risk of contracting tetanus and botulism, two often-fatal diseases.
The 8-year-old gelding, who became sick and died on July 23, had no vaccination history.
Researchers recently identified links between equine neuroaxonal dystrophy (NAD), nutrition, and genetics.
Eight West Nile virus and 10 Eastern equine encephalitis cases have been confirmed in Louisiana this year.
The requirements are in place this year as a result the Royal Canadian Mounted Police’s presence at the fair.
Oklahoma’s last confirmed WNV case came in Sept. 2009 when a horse from Cherokee County tested positive.
Two unvaccinated horses were euthanized this month after contracting the mosquito-borne disease.
Two horses–located in Mobile and Washington Counties–have tested positive for EEE in Alabama since June.
Emerging and re-emerging diseases can devastate equine populations and cost the industry millions of dollars.
CSU veterinarians say an inexpensive, widely available vaccine can help protect horses from rabies.
A horse in Palm Beach County, Fla., and a horse in Lanier County, Ga., have both tested EEE-positive.
A 10-year-old horse from Horry County and a 4-month-old horse from Marion County recently tested positive.
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