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West Nile Virus

Orange County, VA

Alert ID: 87

August 18, 2015

The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) today announced the state’s first positive case of West Nile Virus (WNV) in a horse in 2015. The horse, a five-year-old Choctaw mare, is from Orange County. The horse was not currently vaccinated for WNV. The onset of WNV symptoms started August 3, 2015. The horse was treated at an equine veterinary hospital in Charlottesville and discharged when its symptoms improved. GO TO: http://www.vdacs.virginia.gov/news/releases-b/081415wnv.shtml

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