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Updates on current disease outbreaks are listed here as they occur and will include the date listed, disease name, location and current status. Specific premises will not be named but the general location by town, county and state will be listed. When locations, events or horses are at risk they will be listed. Updates will be posted as they are received.



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Powell County, KY
Alert ID: 362
November 12, 2016
The University of Kentucky’s Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, confirmed a diagnosis of West Nile virus affecting a 12-year old Palomino gelding in Powell County, KY. On 11/4/2016 the horse was lethargic and febrile and had a poor appetite. The horse, the 7th in Kentucky in 2016, had no history of West Nile virus vaccination and is recovering. Go To: http://www.kyagr.com/statevet/equine-infectious-diseases.html for more information.