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| West Nile Virus Updates The Iowa Department of Agriculture released the new numbers for horses infected with the West Nile Virus (WNV) Monday, October 14, 2002: 1,039 Iowa horses have been infected with WNV 98 counties have equine WNV Approximately 16% of those horses infected have died or been euthanized As of Tuesday, October 8, 2002: Iowa has 873 positive cases of West Nile Virus in horses. Ninety-eight counties have equine West Nile reported cases For more information contact: Machelle Shaffer, Communications Director, Iowa Department of Agriculture at: 515/281-7808 or cell at 515/975-2626 West Nile Virus-Equine surveillance Map of Counties with confirmed West Nile Virus Infected Horses (Updated October 8, 2002) http://www.agriculture.state.ia.us/wnvsurveillance.htm West Nile Virus -Equine Surveillance- Map of Counties with Confirmed West Nile Virus Infected Horses (Updated 8/30/02) West Nile Virus Confirmed in Thirty-five Iowa Horses http://www.agriculture.state.ia.us/wnvsurveillance.htm West Nile Virus Confirmed in Twenty-four Iowa Horses http://www.agriculture.state.ia.us/press/press173.htm Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Patty Judge Confirms West Nile Virus in Twelve Iowa Horses http://www.agriculture.state.ia.us/press/press172.htm Forms for Reporting Horse(s) Infected with West Nile Virus http://www.agriculture.state.ia.us/wnvreporting.htm Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Patty Judge Confirms West Nile Virus in Nine Iowa Horses and Urges Horse Owners to Vaccinate http://www.agriculture.state.ia.us/press/press171.htm Two horses in Iowa have been presumptively diagnosed with West Nile Virus. Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Patty Judge urged Iowa horse breeders, owners and veterinarians to vaccinate horses against West Nile Virus http://www.agriculture.state.ia.us/press/press168.htm West Nile Virus Surveillance and Dead Bird Submission Page - This link will take you to the Iowa Department of Public Health. You will need to use your back button to return to IDALS http://www.idph.state.ia.us/pa/ic/wnvsurveillance.htm |