Utah horse owners urged to vaccinate against West Nile Virus
Agriculture government inwards Utah are urging Equus caballus owners to inoculate their horses against West Nile Virus equally the pinnacle of the musquito flavour approaches.
Veterinarians inwards Colorado convey reported the commencement confirmed illustration of West Nile Virus inwards a Equus caballus and, inwards Utah, mosquitos carrying the West Nile Virus convey been discovered inwards stagnant bodies of H2O inwards Box Elder, Uintah as well as Washtington counties.
The Utah Department of Agriculture as well as Food wants horses possessor to vaccinate their animals. It says they tin rank notice protect too protect their animals past times applying approved repellants to the animals as well as past times controlling mosquitoes as well as musquito breeding areas.
Horse owners may too protect the animals past times putting them inwards the barn or other enclosed structures.
The vaccine is available from local veterinarians.
No human, or animate beingness cases of West Nile Virus convey as well as thence far been reported this twelvemonth past times the department inwards Utah.
The virtually mutual sign of West Nile virus inwards horses is weakness, commonly inwards the hindquarters. Weakness may locomote indicated past times a widened stance, stumbling, leaning to 1 side as well as toe dragging. In extreme cases, paralysis may follow. Fever is sometimes evident, equally are depression as well as fearfulness. The virus causes encephalitis as well as affects the primal nervous system.
Horse owners who suspect West Nile viral infection of their animate beingness should contact their veterinary immediately. About one-third of horses that demo signs of the disease volition die. Eighty pct of WNV inwards horses occurs inwards the months of August as well as September.
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