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West Nile Virus

Onondoga County, NY

Outbreak Identifier: 4889

Alert ID: 2238

September 15, 2021

Confirmed Case(s) - No Quarantine

Source: New York Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

Number Confirmed: 2;
Number Exposed: 10;
Facility Type: Farm;
Age: 21; Gender: Gelding; Clinical Signs: Head down, Muscle Fasciculations, tachycardia, Trembling, violent rolling, no response to loud noises, poor tongue tone; Horse Status: Deceased; Vaccination Status: Vaccinated Notes: None

Age: 21; Gender: Mare;Age: 21; Clinical Signs: almost falls over with tail pull to right side, Ataxia, Crossing Front Legs, resistant of bending neck to the right, Weakness; Horse Status: Recovering; Vaccination Status: Undervaccinated;
Notes: WNV factsheet

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