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Horse owners urged to vaccinate against West Nile, EEE

The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) urges all horse owners to check with their veterinarians for West Nile Virus (WNV), Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) and rabies vaccination recommendations for their animals. Virginia only had one confirmed case of WNV in 2012 and no cases of EEE, although the number of horses affected in previous years and in other states was much higher. State officials are concerned that horse owners may be lulled into inaction by the lack of diseases activity last year and neglect vaccination this year.


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Horse owners urged to vaccinate for West Nile, EEE

The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services urges all horse owners to check with their veterinarians for West Nile Virus and Eastern Equine Encephalitis vaccination recommendations for their animals


Horse owners urged to vaccinate for West Nile, EEE

The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services urges all horse owners to ask their veterinarians for West Nile Virus and Eastern Equine Encephalitis vaccination recommendations for their animals. Virginia only had one confirmed case of EEE in 2010 and no cases of West Nile Virus, something that may have been due to the severe [...]



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