First 2012 case of West Nile Virus in California horse
California has recorded its starting fourth dimension instance of West Nile Virus inwards a Equus caballus for 2012.
State veterinarian Annette Whiteford said the two-year onetime filly from Stanislaus County was non vaccinated together with had to last euthanized.
“Each year, nosotros discovery ourselves using this miserable occasion to remind Equus caballus owners to accept their animals vaccinated,” she wrote in a blog.
“It offers them maximum protection against the disease. And 1 time vaccinations occur, Equus caballus owners should last checking regularly amongst their veterinarians to brand certain they rest current.
“Californians tin likewise produce their purpose to preclude the illness yesteryear managing mosquitoes, which bear due west Nile virus. Please eliminate standing H2O together with move to boundary musquito access to horses yesteryear stabling during active musquito feeding times such every bit dusk to dawn, together with yesteryear utilizing wing sheets, masks or permethrin-based musquito repellents.
“It’s of import to recollect that mosquitoes dice infected amongst the virus when they feed on infected birds. Horses are a dead-end host together with produce non spread the virus to other horses or humans.”
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