West Nile Virus -- United States
A horse in Clark County [Wisconsin] got infected with West Nile virus and became the 1st this year [2017] to be euthanized because of the mosquito-transmitted virus, the state Agriculture Department said [Mon 24 Jul 2017].
The yearling Standardbred cross gelding had not been vaccinated against the disease, said Dr Julie McGwin, state equine program veterinarian. "It's been a very wet summer so far this year [2017], which contributes to a growing mosquito problem," she said in a
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://bit.ly/2tHePzf
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