Fifth Case of WNV Confirmed in California for 2020
Edited Press Release
August 27, 2020
All five horses resided in different counties. Three of the five were unvaccinated, and two had unknown vaccination histories.
All five horses resided in different counties. Three of the five were unvaccinated, and two had unknown vaccination histories.
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The affected horse is from Robeson County.
Both affected horses were humanely euthanized.
Three affected facilities have completed monitoring requirements first enacted in June.
The vaccinated Warmblood mare is recovering from the disease.
The unvaccinated Chippewa County mare was humanely euthanized.
The El Dorado County case isn’t connected to the EHV-4 case confirmed in Imperial County on Aug. 3.
New cases in Lee County bring the state’s WNV total in 2020 to five.
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Three of the four were euthanized.
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