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West Nile Virus

Carbon County, UT

Alert ID: 597

August 18, 2017

Source: Utah Department of Agriculture and Food

On August 17th the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food confirmed West Nile Virus in an unvaccinated 9-year old Quarter Horse mare from Carbon County. The horse was ataxic with muscle faciculations and facial twitching at the onset of clinical signs on August 14th. As of August 14th the horse has responded to treatment and is expected to recover. This is the second WNV case in Carbon County. For more information about WNV go to: https://aaep.org/sites/default/files/Documents/Outside%20Linked%20Documents/DiseaseFactsheet_WNV.pdf

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