Texas Officials Report 72 Equine WNV Cases so far in 2012
Erica Larson
October 15, 2012
Seventy-two horses residing in 49 Texas counties had been confirmed positive since the beginning of the year.
Seventy-two horses residing in 49 Texas counties had been confirmed positive since the beginning of the year.
People need to take the WNV risk to themselves and their horses seriously. What are you willing to do?
The current equine WNV case total marks a 372% increase compared to last year’s total.
Life-threatening diseases are out there, and the best way to help protect your horse is to vaccinate.
Officials in Massachusetts and Illinois have reported additional equine cases of EEE and WNV.
It’s prevalent in the United States, but how does West Nile virus affect horses in other countries?
According to the USGS disease maps, 364 cases of equine WNV had been confirmed at last update (Sept. 25).
Two EEE cases and one WNV case have been confirmed in New York horses this year.
A 16-year-old horse from Yuba County and a 2-year-old horse from Shasta County were euthanized due to WNV.
The 18-month-old unvaccinated Fresno County filly is reportedly recovering after testing positive for WNV.
A horse in the Hillsborough County town of Derry was confirmed positive for Eastern equine encephalitis.
How have you been addressing West Nile virus prevention in your horse(s)? How have you tackled mosquito source reduction in your barn area?
The unvaccinated 5-year-old Tennessee Walking Horse gelding from Garrad County was euthanized Sept. 18.
Summer might be winding down, but equine mosquito-borne disease case numbers continue to rise.
Mosquito-borne diseases in horses increase in wake of Hurricane Isaac.
An unvaccinated 4-year-old gelding was euthanized after contracting the virus.
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