Source:
Canadian Animal Health Surveillance System
The Canadian Animal Health Surveillance System has reported 6 cases of equine West Nile Virus (WNV) in Saskatchewan. A yearling Quarter Horse gelding in the Regional Municipality of Langenburg was examined on August 21st , 2018. The horse had been vaccinated with Eastern/Western/Tetanus and WNV two weeks prior to onset. The horse was treated with Banamine and IV fluids and is recovering. A 6-year-old Thoroughbred mare in the Regional Municipality with no vaccination history was examined on September 9th and was euthanized. A 5-year-old Quarter Horse cross mare in the Regional Municipality of Corman Park that hadn’t been vaccinated for two years was examined on September 7th and treated with Dexamethasone. The outcome was unspecified. A 9-year-old Quarter Horse mare with no vaccination history in the Regional Municipality of Britannia was examine on September 9th and treated with IV fluids and DMSO. The horse is recovering. A 2-year-old Quarter Horse gelding with no vaccination history in the Regional Municipality of Arlington was examined on September 15th and treated with Dexamethasone and DMSO is recovering. A 7-year-old Quarter Horse mare with no vaccination history in the Regional Municipality of Maple Creek was examined on September 18th and treated with Non-steroidal anti-inflammatories is recovering. For more information go to: https://www.cahss.ca/surveillance/equine/