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West Nile Virus

Hart and Russell Counties, KY

Alert ID: 598

August 18, 2017

Source: Kentucky Department of Agriculture

The Kentucky Department of Agriculture has confirmed a diagnosis of West Nile Virus in two horses. On 8/13/2017 in Hart County an 8-year old Tennessee Walking Horse gelding was lethargic and had muzzle twitching, muscle fasciculations and rear limb ataxia. The horse had no vaccination history and is reported to be improving. On 8/14/2017 in Russell County a 3-years old Thoroughbred had muscle fasciculations with mild ataxia which worsened over 24 hours. This horse had been vaccinated in 2015, thought to have been vaccinated in 2016 and received a single vaccination in the spring of 2017. For more information go to: http://www.kyagr.com/statevet/equine-infectious-diseases.html#WNV

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