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Delaware Confirms Initial Cases of West Nile Virus in a Human, Horses for 2024
Department of Agriculture | Division of Public Health | Featured Posts | News |
Date Posted: Friday, August 30, 2024
DOVER (Aug. 30, 2024) – The Delaware Public Health Laboratory has identified this year’s first human case of West Nile Virus (WNV) in a New Castle County resident. The individual who contracted WNV was hospitalized due to infection from the mosquito-borne illness but is recovering.
Additionally, the Office of the State Veterinarian within the Delaware Department of Agriculture has confirmed the first two cases of WNV in Delaware horses this year. The onset of symptoms in the equine cases occurred between Aug. 20 and 23. Both cases involve horses in Kent County that were not vaccinated, a 5-year-old Friesian stallion that has recovered, and a 1-year-old Quarter Horse gelding currently recovering...
Delaware Confirms Initial Cases of West Nile Virus in a Human, Horses for 2024
Department of Agriculture | Division of Public Health | Featured Posts | News |
Date Posted: Friday, August 30, 2024
DOVER (Aug. 30, 2024) – The Delaware Public Health Laboratory has identified this year’s first human case of West Nile Virus (WNV) in a New Castle County resident. The individual who contracted WNV was hospitalized due to infection from the mosquito-borne illness but is recovering.
Additionally, the Office of the State Veterinarian within the Delaware Department of Agriculture has confirmed the first two cases of WNV in Delaware horses this year. The onset of symptoms in the equine cases occurred between Aug. 20 and 23. Both cases involve horses in Kent County that were not vaccinated, a 5-year-old Friesian stallion that has recovered, and a 1-year-old Quarter Horse gelding currently recovering...