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Garrod County, KY
Alert ID: 707
October 09, 2017

The Kentucky Department of Agriculture

The Kentucky Department of Agriculture has reported a confirmed case of equine West Nile virus. An adult Tennessee Walking Horse cross with no WNV vaccination history in Garrod County showed an onset of clinical signs on September 30th. The horse went down with proprioceptive deficits and was euthanized. This is the 14th confirmed case of equine WNV reported in KY in 2017.