Source:
Ohio Department of Agriculture
The Ohio Department of Agriculture has reported 14 additional cases of equine West Nile virus (WNV), bringing the total number of confirmed cases in 2018 to 31. A 2-year-old Hackney Pony gelding from Trumbull County began showing symptoms on September 5th 2018 including hypersensitivity, ataxia, and a fever. horse was not vaccinated against WNV. As of 09/06/2018 the horse was alive and recovering. A 13-year-old Standardbred gelding from Wayne County started showing clinical signs on 09/04/2018. owner began noticing an uncoordinated gait, ataxia and a droopy lip. horse was not vaccinated against WNV /2018 the horse was alive and recovering. A 3-year-old Standardbred mare from Holmes County started showing clinical signs on 09/04/2018 when the owner began noticing an uncoordinated gait, severe ataxia and a droopy lip. horse was not vaccinated against WNV. As of 09/18/2018 the horse was alive and slowly recovering. A 5-year-old Standardbred gelding from Tuscarawas County showed an onset of clinical sign son 9/10/2018 when the owner began noticing posterior paresis and ataxia. The horse was not vaccinated against WNV. As of 09/19/2018 the horse was alive and recovering. A 3-year-old Dutch Harness gelding from Tuscarawas County showed anorexia and posterior paresis. The horse was not vaccinated against WNV. As of 09/10/2018 the horse was alive and recovering. An 8-year-old Percheron mare from Holmes County showed an onset of clinical signs on 09/07/2018 including severe ataxia, severe muscle fasciculations and bilateral hind limb paresis. The horse was not vaccinated against WNV and was euthanized. A 3-year-old Belgian gelding from Coshocton County . Started showing ataxia on 09/08/2018. Symptoms progressed to muscle tremors, incoordination and proprioceptive deficits in all legs. The horse was not vaccinated against WNV. The horse was recovering as of 09/17/2018. A horse from Ashtabula County showed an onset of clinical signs on 09/03/2018 The owner first noticed that the horse had trouble standing. The veterinarian examined the horse and noticed it was ataxic, had proprioceptive deficits in all legs, facial muscle fasciculations, a heart rate of 36 and a fever of 101.6°. The horse was not vaccinated against WNV. The horse was recovering as of 09/17/2018. A 10-year-old Standardbred mare from Wayne County started showing symptoms on 09/11/2018 and was brought to the clinic because it was laterally recumbent, unable to rise, had minimal movement in the fore limbs, and progressed to a loss of function in the rear limbs. The horse was not vaccinated against WNV. The horse was euthanized on 09/15/2018. A 10-year-old Paint gelding from Tuscarawas County . The horse was ataxic all over, it was down but rose when the Veterinarian went to check on it. The horse was not vaccinated against WNV. The horse was euthanized. An adult Belgian gelding from Holmes County started showing signs on 09/08/2018. The veterinarian received a call for a horse walking in circles. Upon arrival the horse was unable to rise and would continuously fall. It had posterior paresis and was down later that day. The horse was not vaccinated against WNV. The horse is alive and recovering as of 09/19/2018. A 4-year-old Morgan gelding from Holmes County started showing clinical signs on 09/09/2018. The Veterinarian was called out for a wobbly horse, upon arrival they noticed that the horse was down. The horse was not vaccinated against WNV. The horse was euthanized. A 6-year-old Standardbred gelding from Wayne County started showing clinical signs on 09/04/2018 when the owner first noticed the horse had a droopy lip. Two days later the symptoms progressed to full body tremors and localized muscle fasciculations, front limb paresis, and was laterally recumbent. The horse was not vaccinated against WNV. The horse is alive and recovering as of 09/14/2018. A 7-year-old Mule Mollie from Tuscarawas County started showing clinical signs on 9/1/2018. The owner was trying to load the mule onto a trailer, the mule got off the trailer and was agitated and hypersensitive. The mule began running down the road, collapsed and died suddenly. The horse was not vaccinated against WNV. The horse is deceased. Serum samples from all horses were positive for WNV using IgM capture ELISA with titers of 1:400 or greater.