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Connecticut Horse Tests Positive For West Nile Virus
October 13, 2000
On October 11, 2000, the State of Connecticut confirmed a horse testing positive for West Nile Virus (WNV) in Cheshire. This is the fifth horse testing positive for WNV in Connecticut this year. The owner reported the onset of clinical signs on... Read More
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Pennsylvania Horse Dead From West Nile
October 06, 2000
The Pennsylvania Department of Health announced Wednesday that the West Nile virus (WNV) has been found in a horse in East Hanover Township, Dauphin County. This is the first confirmed case of West Nile infection in a Pennsylvania horse... Read More
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10 Horses Dead From West Nile
October 06, 2000
West Nile virus (WNV) has topped headlines in the Northeast for the better part of 2000, and now has sickened at least 15 horses in the states of Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island. As the magazine went to press,... Read More
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Two More West Nile Birds In Pennsylvania
September 29, 2000
Pa. State officials yesterday (Sept. 28) confirmed that dead crows in Southampton, Bucks County, and Lansdowne, Delaware County, have tested positive for West Nile virus, bringing the total infected birds in the state to four.... Read More
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Three More NY Horses Test Positive For West Nile
September 29, 2000
New York's Agriculture Commissioner Nathan L. Rutgers announced Tuesday that three horses in the Middletown area of Orange County have tested positive for WNV. One 16-year-old horse was euthanized on Sept. 7 and two horses ar... Read More
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Two New Human West Nile Virus Cases In NJ, One Reported Death
September 29, 2000
Equine Cases On The Rise Two more New Jersey residents have tested positive for the presence of West Nile virus (WNV). The new cases include an 82-year old Little Falls man who died in September, and a 72-year old... Read More
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West Nile Confirmed In Maryland Crows
September 22, 2000
The Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene's (DHMH) lab has confirmed that two crows found in Baltimore and Howard counties have tested positive for West Nile virus (WNV). The first crow was found in Relay on Sept. 13; the second... Read More
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EU Places Import Restrictions
September 22, 2000
The European Commission of the European Union (EU) has notified the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) that import restrictions have been placed on horses from Connecticut, Massachusetts,... Read More
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New York City Free of West Nile Virus
June 01, 2000
New York City Health Commissioner Neal L. Cohen, M.D. has announced that the blood sample from the chicken being monitored by the Health Department in Corona, Queens (see News & Note... Read More
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New York City Sentinel Chicken Positive for West Nile In Preliminary Tests
June 01, 2000
Fifth Bird In New England Found Positive This Year New York City Health Commissioner Neal L. Cohen, M.D., announced Thursday that a blood sample taken on June 8 from a chicken being monitored by the Health Department in Corona, Queens... Read More
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West Nile Virus/Encephalitis Resource Site Opens
June 01, 2000
In preparation for a possible second summertime outbreak of the deadly West Nile Virus (encephalitis), a web site featuring important information about the mosquito borne virus has been launched. Developed by RISE (Responsible Industry for a... Read More
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West Nile Appears Again
June 01, 2000
West Nile virus is beginning to peek out from the mysterious hiding places where it overwintered since an outbreak in late 1999. Three birds have been found dead with the virus—two in New York, and one in New Jersey. Two crows in New... Read More
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Pennsylvania Educates Horse Owners On West Nile Virus
May 01, 2000
The West Nile encephalitis committee at Penn State has developed an information sheet for the horse owners in Pennsylvania. The information distributed follows. To see The Horse's most recent articles on West Nile, please scroll down to... Read More
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Mild Winter Brings Early Onslaught of Mosquitoes: Have Equids Vaccinated Against Sleeping Sickness
April 01, 2000
After a mild winter, Louisiana already has reported its first case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE), or "sleeping sickness" in a six-year-old unvaccinated Shetland pony in Vernon Parish, adjacent to Texas' Newton County. "We recommend that... Read More
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Europe Lifts West Nile Virus Restrictions
February 04, 2000
The American Horse Council reports that all restrictions in connection with the West Nile virus outbreak in the United States have been lifted on shipping horses to the European Union. The change took effect as of February 1.... Read More
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Four States Usher in Equine Passports
January 06, 2000
State livestock health officials in Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Mississippi have forged a reciprocal livestock health agreement, making it easier forequine enthusiasts to travel between and within these states with their horses. On Jan.... Read More
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In Pennsylvania 22 Horses Destroyed Due to EIA
January 01, 2000
The total number of horses which have tested positive for equine infectious anemia (EIA) in northeastern Pennsylvania has risen to 23. Twenty-two of the horses have been destroyed, and three remain under quarantine. Another horse tested positive... Read More
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West Nile Virus Meeting
December 10, 1999
The USET and Stadium Jumping in conjunction with the Florida Division of the Animal Industry are sponsoring a meeting in Wellington, FL on December 20, 1999 to discuss the West Nile Virus and its effect on the equine. Nationally recognized... Read More
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Summary Of West Nile Virus In The United States
December 10, 1999
Courtesy of USDA, APHIS, Veterinary Services, Emergency Programs Infectious Disease Table Topics, AAEP Convention (Report of November 18, 1999) West Nile Virus (WNV) has been identified in birds, mosquitoes,... Read More
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EIA Positives At 21 in Pennsylvania
November 05, 1999
According to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture (PDA), as of Nov. 2, a total of 21equids have tested positive for equine infectious anemia (EIA) in Wayne County since Sept. 18. Eighteen of these have been destroyed;... Read More
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Europe Bans Import Of U.S. Horses Originating In WNV-Affected Areas
November 05, 1999
Last minute negotiations between the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the European Commission have failed to stop a ban on the importation of U.S. horses from New York, Connecticut and New Jersey into Europe. The American Horse Council learned... Read More
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17 Pa. Horses Positive For EIA
October 22, 1999
Seventeen equines have tested positive for Equine Infectious Anemia in Wayne County since Sept. 18, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture (PDA). Fourteen of the equines have been destroyed, and the other three are quarantined.... Read More
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United Arab Emirates Restrict Imports Due To West Nile Virus
October 21, 1999
The United Arab Emirates has announced that all horses exported to the UAE from the US must be accompanied by a supplementary health certificate. The certificate guarantees that the horse has not been resident on premises in New York State withi... Read More
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West Nile Virus Q & A with Peter Timoney, FRCVS, PhD
October 21, 1999
Peter Timoney, FRCVS, PhD, is head of the Gluck Equine Research Center in Kentucky and one of the world's leading authorities on equine infectious disease. Q: What is West Nile encephalitis? Inflammation of the... Read More
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The Latest West Nile Virus Update
October 21, 1999
Twenty-one of the cases of West Nile virus (WNV)in horses were handled and treated by the Mattituck-Laurel Veterinary Hospital, in Laurel, N.Y. Of those 21, eight have died or were euthanized. An additional horse, a Thoroughbred, might be... Read More
