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West Nile Virus
Jay County, IN
Outbreak Identifier: 5307
Alert ID: 2687
August 17, 2022
Confirmed Case(s) - No Quarantine

Indiana State Board of Animal Health

Number Confirmed: 1;
Number Exposed: Unknown;
Comments: On 8/9/2022 a 9-year-old Quarter Horse mare began displaying neurologic signs and she was sampled for West Nile virus on 8/10/2022, resulting in a positive PCR test. This mare was unvaccinated for West Nile virus. She resided in Jay County but was euthanized due to her symptoms. The Indiana State Board of Animal Health encourages equine owners to have their horses vaccinated for West Nile virus. Thirteen counties in Indiana have found mosquitoes positive for West Nile virus in 2022 so far. For more information go to West Nile Virus factsheet.
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