A horse in Lea County, N.M., has been confirmed with the West Nile virus, a mosquito-borne illness that also can strike humans.
It was the first case in a horse in New Mexico this year, the state Department of Health said. There have bee
There is no cure for rabies in man or animal, yet all mammals are susceptible. Since mid-June 2007, there have been reported cases of animal rabies in a number of states. To draw attention to the world-wide problem of rabies, the Centers for
With some areas of the country having excess rainfall, and many parts moving into prime West Nile virus season, many government officials are warning humans to take precautions against the deadly disease.
West Nile virus cases in humans
In a recent study, University of Florida researchers evaluated the effectiveness of three commercially available equine West Nile virus (WNV) vaccines. While all vaccinated horses, irrespective of the vaccine administered, did not develop viremi
Two horses have been euthanatized after testing positive for equine infectious anemia (EIA) in Ard?che, a department in the Rh?ne-Alps region of southern France, according to an announcement made by the French Minister of Agriculture
Responding to an increase in rabies cases, officials in North Carolina?s Mitchell and Yancey counties are advising residents to keep food and pets away from wild animals.
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West Nile virus (WNV) has been found in mosquitoes in southwest Idaho, the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare reported.
Mosquitoes in Gem County tested positive for the virus June 8. It is the first time this year the virus has been
Pennsylvania state officials reported June 12 that the first mosquito sample positive for the West Nile virus in the state this year has been found in Blair Township, Blair County.
“As with people, animals become infected with the West Nile
In 2002, Washington confirmed its first two equine cases of West Nile virus (WNV) in Pierce and Thurston counties. The disease was not seen again until 2005, when one positive horse was found in Yakima County. In 2006, six cases were confirmed,
Horses need to be serviceably sound and safe to ride to fulfill their functions. It is no wonder that equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM) has been a dreaded disease ever since its rise to prominence in the 1990s, because horses with neurologic
Birds that once flourished in suburban skies, including robins, bluebirds and crows, have been devastated by West Nile virus, a new study has found.
Populations of seven species have suffered dramatic declines across the continent since Wes
Based on the pattern of the disease’s spread, Oregon might see a sharp increase in the humans who get West Nile virus in 2007, health officials say.
When the virus crosses state boundaries, officials said, it typically results in a few cases
The Illinois Department of Agriculture released a statement last week reminding horse owners to vaccinate their animals before the onset of mosquito season to protect against West Nile virus (WNV).
“Many horses infected with WNV never
Health authorities hope Kansas’ wet weather this spring doesn’t translate into a surge in mosquito numbers.
“It’s going to depend on temperature, how long the water stays on the ground, things like that,” said Ludek Zurek, an assistant
Some horses are quarantined, and exposed horse owners are required to have prophylactic rabies shots, after a Portsmouth, R.I., horse died from rabies April 22.
According to State Veterinarian Scott Marshall, DVM, this was first
Tissue samples from a Portsmouth, R.I., horse that died last weekend have tested positive for rabies, the Warren Times reported.
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