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Yakima County, WA
Alert ID: 252
July 26, 2016
The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) is reporting that a two-year-old Andalusian mixed breed mare in Yakima County is the first horse in Washington to contract West Nile virus this year. The horse was not vaccinated for the disease and is showing neurologic signs of the illness including stumbling and difficulties eating. For more information go to http://agr.wa.gov/News/2016/16-15.aspx