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Bremer County, IA
Alert ID: 1045
September 18, 2018

Iowa State Veterinarian

The Iowa State Veterinarian has confirmed a case of equine West Nile virus. An unvaccinated 14-year-old Quarter Horse gelding at private facility in Bremer County started showing clinical signs on September 11th, 2018 including ataxia, depression, and a low grade fever. The horse was treated symptomatically and is recovering. Testing done at Iowa State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory confirmed WNV.