Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Clinical West Nile virus infection in 2 horses in western Canada.
- Journal:
- The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne
- Year:
- 2004
- Authors:
- Abutarbush, Sameeh M et al.
- Affiliation:
- Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences · Canada
- Species:
- horse
Plain-English summary
Two horses in western Canada showed signs of weakness and trouble walking. One horse was diagnosed with West Nile virus (WNV) through a blood test and managed to recover. Unfortunately, the other horse had severe brain and spinal cord inflammation and was euthanized; WNV was found in its system using a specific test. This situation highlights that West Nile virus is becoming more common, especially since the first cases were reported in Saskatchewan in 2002.
Abstract
Two horses had a history of ataxia and weakness or recumbency. One recovered and was diagnosed with West Nile virus (WNV) infection by serologic testing. The other was euthanized; it had meningoencephalomyelitis, WNV was detected by polymerase chain reaction. West Nile virus infection is an emerging disease. Year 2002 is the first year in which cases have been seen in Saskatchewan.
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