Mississippi Sees Its First Equine Case of WNV in 2020
Edited Press Release
July 28, 2020
The Scott County mare is reportedly recovering after being treated for West Nile virus.
The Scott County mare is reportedly recovering after being treated for West Nile virus.
The case marks the state’s first equine West Nile virus case for 2020.
The Holmes County mare was euthanized due to her clinical signs and marks the state’s first WNV case for 2020.
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The deceased horse resided in Palm Beach County.
This is the state’s third equine case of 2019.
The horse succumbed to the mosquito-borne disease.
The state’s index case resides in Pickens County.
This is Broward County’s first diagnosed case of 2019.
The horse is reported as affected and alive.
The diagnosis marks Tuolumne County’s first case for 2019.
Lake County’s first case brings the state’s equine case total to eight.
The young Powell County horse succumbed to the mosquito-borne disease.
This case marks Crook County’s first-ever WNV case.
Affected horses resided in northeast Florida (Clay and St. Johns counties) and central-west Florida (Citrus County).
This is the state’s fifth equine West Nile virus and 27th EEE case of the year.
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