California Horse Euthanized Due to WNV
Edited Press Release
September 27, 2021
The mare was unvaccinated for West Nile virus.
The mare was unvaccinated for West Nile virus.
Both horses were unvaccinated for EEE and were euthanized.
The horses are located in El Paso and Logan counties.
The horse was unvaccinated for the potentially fatal mosquito-borne disease.
The Snyder County horse was confirmed positive by the state veterinarian’s office.
Thirty-eight exposed horses on the affected horse’s premises are under official quarantine.
The mare’s boarding facility had pre-emptively enacted movement restrictions following a mare in another province showing clinical signs days earlier.
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The horse marks the state’s second confirmed equine case in 2021.
Movement restrictions have been enacted on the affected horse and any potentially exposed equines.
The affected horse presented with depression and lethargy.
The case is the state’s third equine confirmed in 2021.
The horses are the state’s ninth and 10th confirmed equine cases this year.
The mare was unvaccinated for WNV and was euthanized.
All three horses were unvaccinated for the potentially deadly mosquito-borne disease.
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