Tag Archive for PRO/AH/EDR> West Nile virus – Americas (16): USA (NE,WI) equine
PRO/AH/EDR> West Nile virus – Americas (16): USA (NE,WI) equine
West Nile Virus -- United StatesThe 1st positive West Nile virus (WNV) horse has been reported in the Southwest Nebraska Public Health Department (SWNPHD) 9 county health district for 2017."Horses cannot transmit West Nile virus to other horses, animals, or to humans. However, they can get the virus from a mosquito bite." states Melissa Propp, RN, Surveillance Nurse at SWNPHD. "WNV causes encephalitis, which is an inflammation of the brain."Per the Nebraska Department of Agriculture, the signs of Read more [...]
