Jackson County, Oregon, Horse Tests Positive for WNV

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A horse from Eagle Point, Oregon, sampled on Sept. 25, has tested positive for West Nile virus (WNV), the Jackson County Vector Control District announced Sept. 30.

“Oregon State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory in Corvallis confirmed the positive,” said Jim Lunders, Manager and Biologist of the Jackson County Vector Control District.

West Nile was previously been detected in Jackson County during the 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2013, and 2014 mosquito seasons.

Lunders said horses are particularly susceptible to WNV because they have no protection from mosquito bites other than what their owners provide

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