West Nile Virus -- United States
Authorities have confirmed the 1st case of West Nile virus in a horse in Delaware since 2015.
The Office of the State Veterinarian said [Tue 15 Aug 2017] the infected horse was an 11-year-old Quarter horse mare in Kent County. Officials say the horse started showing signs of weakness in its limbs on [6 Aug 2016] and was euthanized days later when it was no longer able to stand.
While this is the 1st confirmed horse case this year, officials have detected the virus in sentinel chickens
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://bit.ly/2wtHBn3
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