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West Nile Virus
Woodford County, KY
Alert ID: 1065
September 27, 2018

Kentucky Department of Agriculture

On Thursday, September 27, 2018, the Kentucky Office of the State Veterinarian confirmed a case of West Nile Virus (WNV) in Woodford County. The 5 year-old mare began showing clinical signs on September 18, 2018 including muscle fasciculation, hypermetria, profuse sweating throughout body, hyperexcitability, and progressive ataxia in all 4 limbs. The mare was euthanized. Vaccination was reported as being current with annual vaccination, the most recent one being in January 2018. For more information about West Nile go to: https://aaep.org/sites/default/files/Documents/Outside%20Linked%20Documents/DiseaseFactsheet_WNV.pdf
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