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Spokane, Lincoln, Benton Counties, WA
Alert ID: 642
September 09, 2017

Washington State Department of Agriculture

Washington State Department of Agriculture has 7 confirmed cases of West Nile Virus starting from August 8 to August 30, 2017 including the following: a 10-year-old unvaccinated QH gelding from Spokane County----recovering; an 8-year-old unvaccinated QH mare from Spokane County---recovering; a 10-year-old unvaccinated QH gelding from Lincoln County---status unknown; a 26-year-old unvaccinated QH gelding from Spokane County---recovering; a 7-year-old unvaccinated Draft horse mare from Spokane County---euthanized; a 28-year-old recently vaccinated Arabian mare from Spokane County---recovering; and 4-year-old unvaccinated QHX gelding from Benton County---euthanized.