W. NILE VIRUS CONFIRMED IN LOCAL HORSES VACCINATED MARE RECOVERS, BUT ONE WITHOUT SHOTS DIES.Byline: Daily News LANCASTER - West Nile virus West Nile virus, microorganism and the infection resulting from it, which typically produces no symptoms or a flulike condition. The virus is a flavivirus and is related to a number of viruses that cause encephalitis. has been confirmed in two Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley horses, including one so ill it had to be euthanized. The horse that recovered had been vaccinated twice in 2003 and received a booster shot Booster Shot The name given to the first formal recommendation report issued by an underwriter for an IPO. It is presented in the process of the public offering. Notes: The booster shot acts as a way to reinforce attractiveness of the new issue. in 2004, Antelope Valley Mosquito and Vector Control Vector control is any method to limit or eradicate the vectors of vector born diseases, for which the pathogen (e.g. virusor parasite) is transmitted by a vector which can be mammals, birds or arthropods, especially insects, and more specifically mosquitoes. District officials said. ``Although the season is starting to slow down as the nights are getting colder, it is not over yet. Therefore, it is still important to make sure to protect yourself and your horses from mosquito bites and West Nile Virus,'' said district entomologist Karen Mellor. Mosquitoes are usually active in the Antelope Valley through October, she said. The horse that recovered is an 8-year-old mare from East Lancaster. It showed mild symptoms Oct. 4 and was quickly diagnosed and treated, Mellor said. The other horse was from Rosamond and had never been vaccinated. In early September, it started showing symptoms that included fever and inability to stand. It was euthanized five days after the symptoms appeared. Signs of West Nile virus in horses include muscle twitching, stumbling, staggering, wobbling wobbling Vox populi Ataxia, see there , weakness or inability to stand. Horses, like humans, contract the disease from mosquito bites and are not contagious to other horses or to people. Not every horse exposed to the virus will develop symptoms. Of the horses that do, approximately 30 to 40 percent will die, Mellor said. As of Oct. 7, the California Department of Food and Agriculture California Department of Food and Agriculture, which was established in 1919 by the California Legislature,[1] works in partnership with the agricultural industry and other governmental agencies to regulate various aspects dealing with food and agriculture related had reported 471 infected horses in California, and 202 of them had died - from the disease or euthanasia. As of Tuesday, the California Department of Health Services Department of Health Services may refer to:
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention Noun 1. Center for Disease Control and Prevention - a federal agency in the Department of Health and Human Services; located in Atlanta; investigates and diagnoses and tries to control or prevent diseases (especially new and unusual diseases) CDC reported 1,951 human cases and 62 deaths nationwide so far this year. No human infections have been confirmed in the Antelope Valley. In September, officials reported that a dead crow found in west Lancaster and two birds at Edwards Air Force Base Edwards Air Force Base, U.S. military installation, 301,000 acres (121,805 hectares), S Calif., NE of Lancaster; est. 1933. It is one of the largest air force bases in the United States and has the world's longest runway. tested positive for West Nile virus. In addition, the virus was confirmed in September in five chickens in a west Lancaster sentinel flock. Eight sentinel chicken flocks are kept around the valley to be regularly tested for mosquito-borne viruses. A dead raven found in October 2003 in Pearblossom provided the first confirmation of West Nile virus in the Antelope Valley, but no further sign of the disease was found locally until it was confirmed in the birds last month. Mosquito-abatement officials asked people to eliminate mosquito-breeding sources and to report ones that district technicians would not see, such as neglected swimming pools, dirty ponds, dirty fountains and other sources of standing water in back yards or other private property. Mosquito-abatement officials can be reached at (661) 942-2917. The Web site is at www.avmosquito.org. |
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