Two Horses in Two Oklahoma Counties Confirmed With WNV
Edited Press Release
October 25, 2021
Neither horse was vaccinated against the potentially deadly disease.
Neither horse was vaccinated against the potentially deadly disease.
The case marks the state’s first confirmed case of WNV in an equine this year.
The mare’s vaccination status is unknown.
This is Lexington County’s fifth confirmed WNV case in 2021.
The pony’s vaccination and health status are unknown.
The mare first showed clinical signs consistent with WNV on Sept. 15.
The pony was vaccinated against WNV and is recovering.
This is Florida’s second confirmed equine West Nile virus case in 2021.
The horses resided in two different counties.
The 5-year-old gelding is reported as alive and recovering.
The gelding was unvaccinated against West Nile virus.
The affected horse was unvaccinated against the mosquito-borne disease.
The unvaccinated gelding is reportedly recovering.
The affected filly was unvaccinated against West Nile virus, which is spread by mosquitoes.
Neither horse was vaccinated against the mosquito-borne disease.
When doctors diagnosed West Nile virus neurologic disease in a Sicilian man, they immediately started a chain of events leading to massive testing of nearby horses, dogs, birds, and mosquitoes to find the outbreak’s source.
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