Florida Horse Contracts WNV
Diane E. Rice
October 6, 2020
The case marks the state’s 10th equine case for the year.
The case marks the state’s 10th equine case for the year.
The state’s current death rate for horses with WNV is 23%.
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The affected horse is reported as recovering.
Seven of the state’s 11 equine West Nile virus cases in 2020 have occurred in unvaccinated horses.
The case is the state’s eighth equine West Nile virus case for 2020.
The Glenn County filly marks the state’s seventh confirmed equine WNV case.
Clinical signs and serology results are consistent for both diagnoses.
The case marks Florida’s seventh case for 2020. The undervaccinated gelding is reported as recovering.
The case marks Riverside County’s second confirmed equine with West Nile virus.
All five horses resided in different counties. Three of the five were unvaccinated, and two had unknown vaccination histories.
The vaccinated Warmblood mare is recovering from the disease.
New cases in Lee County bring the state’s WNV total in 2020 to five.
The undervaccinated 13-year-old mare was euthanized.
A San Joaquin County horse succumbed to the mosquito-borne disease. Additional California cases have been confirmed in Amador, Merced, and Stanislaus counties.
This case marks the state’s first equine death from WNV in 2020.
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