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West Nile Virus

Collier County, FL

Outbreak Identifier: 5329

Alert ID: 2709

September 01, 2022

Confirmed Case(s) - No Quarantine

Source: Florida Department Agriculture and Consumer Services

Number Confirmed: 1;
Number Suspected: Unknown;
Number Exposed: Unknown;
Facility Type: Farm;
Age: 2; Gender: Stallion; Breed: Quarter Horse (QH); Usage: Pleasure Riding; Onset of Clinical Signs: 8/21/2022;
Clinical Signs: Anorexia, Reduced Menace Response, Yawning, Head Pressing, Circling, Hyperexcitability, Recumbency, Death; Confirmation Date: 8/31/2022; Horse Status: Deceased; Vaccination Status: Unvaccinated;
Comments: This is the 1st confirmed case of West Nile Virus for Florida in 2022. For more information go to West Nile Virus factsheet.

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