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West Nile Virus

Calumet County, WI

Alert ID: 746

November 06, 2017

Source: Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection have reported a case of equine West Nile Virus. A 19-year-old Paint gelding from Calumet County showed swollen limbs and decreased anal tone on 10/24/17. He initially tested positive for Anaplasmosis and was treated at the veterinary clinic and later went home. He then became more neurologic and returned to the clinic on 10/30/17. That’s when they tested him for WNV and he was positive via IgM Capture ELISA. The horse was vaccinated in 3/17 and has been vaccinated every year for many years, according to the clinic. He has gone home again and is recovering. This case is confirmed equine WNV case #23 in WI for 2017.

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