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West Nile Virus

Palm Beach County, FL

Alert ID: 768

December 06, 2017

Source: Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Affairs

The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Affairs has reported a case of Equine West Nile Virus which was confirmed in October. On October 25, 2017 a horse in Palm Beach County was confirmed positive for West Nile Virus. The unvaccinated 2 year old stallion became neurologic on October 25th. The horse responded favorably to treatment. This is the 1st WNV case for Palm Beach County and the 4th for the state of Florida in 2017.

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