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Hart County, KY
Alert ID: 329
September 23, 2016
The Kentucky State Veterinarian’s Office has reported Kentucky’s 4th case of West Nile Virus located in Hart County. The unvaccinated 4 year old Standardbred mare presented with moderate rear limb ataxia, muscle fasciculation, lip paresis on September 15th. As of September 23rd the mare is reported as much improved with a prognosis of full recovery. Click the following link to view KY Dept. of Agriculture’s current summary (includes geographic reference map): http://www.kyagr.com/statevet/equine-infectious-diseases.html#west