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The total number of equine cases of illness caused by West Nile virus (WNV) confirmed at the USDA’s National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) or reported by state officials so far this year is 4,606, as of Sept. 12. The cases are from 32
Magic Weisner, the popular gelding who finished second at long odds in the Preakness, was diagnosed Monday with West Nile virus (WNV), said Dr. Bob Vallance, a Maryland veterinarian.
Vallance, Magic Weisner’s local veterinarian, has bee
Six horses in Saskatchewan, Canada, have been diagnosed with West Nile virus (WNV). Horse owners are encouraged to take preventive measures. A conditionally licensed vaccine can be obtained through your veterinarian.
West Nile virus
Illness caused by West Nile virus (WNV) infection has been confirmed by the USDA’s National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) in equids from 30 states: Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas,
The number of WNV cases continues to rise in Nebraska horses, with more than 600 testing positive with the disease. The Nebraska Department of Agriculture updated its numbers on Sept. 9, with 647 positive equine cases documented in 83
The number of cases of West Nile virus in Kentucky equine in 2002 reached 150 when 17 cases were confirmed on Sept. 6, the state Department of Agriculture reported.
The most recently confirmed cases were spread among 15 counties from
Anyone interested in learning more about West Nile virus (WNV), its effects on horses, treatments and vaccines are invited to attend a free seminar presented by the American Quarter Horse Association and American Quarter Horse Foundation’s
Illness caused by West Nile virus (WNV) infection has been confirmed by the USDA’s National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) in equids from 28 states this year as of Sept. 2: Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois,
A mare (or mares) imported from North America to Victoria, Australia, is believed to be at the center of the latest outbreak of equine herpes virus (EHV-1), or equine rhinopneumonitis virus, in Australia.
As the Australian
Twenty-three cases of West Nile virus in Kentucky horses were confirmed Monday, the state Department of Agriculture reported. The number of Kentucky horses with the virus in 2002 now is 112.
The 23 horses confirmed today are of 10
The Australian Horse Industry Council has congratulated the quarantine authorities for their action and decisions in the case of a horse that became sick during quarantine in Sydney.
Horse Council president, Dr Paul O’Callaghan said “The
A cataract can partially or fully obscure your horse’s vision, but surgical treatment can be successful.
West Nile virus (WNV) has continued its advance across the United States, making its debut in states untouched by the virus before 2002. In all, 32 states and Washington, D.C., had been affected this year as of press time (by the end of 2001, 27
The Kentucky Department of Agriculture announced late on Aug. 30 that 20 more horses have been confirmed with West Nile virus. That brings the total number of 2002 equine WNV cases in Kentucky to 89.
Of the 20 horses reported today, 12 are
In the wake of a positive West Nile Virus (WNV) test on a Canadian Standardbred horse, almost 50 Thoroughbred shuttle stallions were released from Australia’s major quarantine station outside Sydney on the morning of Aug. 30.
The decisio
To clarify information released yesterday (Aug. 29) on two Kentucky horses which were reported to have been vaccinated yet contracteed
West Nile virus (WNV), the Kentucky State Veterinarian’s office noted that those two horses had not receive
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