Delaware WNV-Positive Horse Recovers

A second Delaware horse has tested positive for West Nile virus (WNV), but has recovered.
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A second Delaware horse has tested positive for West Nile virus (WNV), but has recovered, the Department of Agriculture announced Sept. 17.

The 2-year-old filly from Sussex County is the state’s second confirmed case of WNV in 2013, said Delaware State Veterinarian Heather Hirst, DVM, MS. Delaware’s first equine WNV case this year was diagnosed in Kent County in August; that horse has also recovered. 

Prior to this year, Delaware’s last confirmed equine case of WNV was in 2003, and the last case of equine Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE), another mosquito-borne disease, was in 2005.

Owners should consult with their veterinarians about best WNV and EEE vaccination programs, Hirst said. Unvaccinated horses are at greatest risk of developing clinical signs of both WNV and EEE, which are spread by mosquitoes and can be fatal

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