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West Nile Virus

Levy County, FL

Alert ID: 990

August 20, 2018

Source: Florida Department of Agriculture

On August 18^th, the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services received confirmation of one horse in Levy County who tested positive for West Nile Virus (WNL). The eight-year old mare, who was last vaccinated approximately 5 year ago, became clinical on August 10^th and was euthanized on August 11^th due to a poor prognosis. This is the first reported WNV case this year in Florida.

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