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West Nile Virus

Lewis County, KY

Alert ID: 1095

October 17, 2018

Source: Office of the Kentucky State Veterinarian

The Office of the Kentucky State Veterinarian has confirmed two cases of equine West Nile virus in Lewis County. A 20-year-old Tennessee Walking Horse gelding with no WNV vaccination history presented with rear limb ataxia, muzzle fasciculations, and inappetence on October 11th, 2018. On 10/16/18 the attending veterinarian reported patient is continuing to improve. A 17-year-old Tennessee Walking Horse mare with no WNV vaccination history showed an onset of clinical signs on 10/11/18 including ataxia and muzzle fasciculations. On 10/16 the attending veterinarian reported that the patient is continuing to improve. The Department of Agriculture’s Equine West Nile web page has been updated to reflect these additional two cases reported in 2018.

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