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Italy - West Nile Fever suspected in a horse

Gert van der Hoek

In Memoriam - Editor, Senior Moderator
ITALY - SARDINIA

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L'Unione Sarda - Health and Social Affairs: The killer virus comes in Sedilo

17/07/2013

SEDILO - New alarm for the West Nile fever in Alto Oristanese. Although at present there is no certainty, there is a strong suspicion that in Sedilo a filly of four months has been hit by West Nile Disease.

The mayor Umberto Cocco, after reporting it arrived on July 11 by the veterinary service of the ASL 5, ordered the precautionary seizure of the farm locations Puligone. But until you come to the outcome of the examinations carried the owner Giambattista Carta, Cavaliere of Sedilo before pandela Ardia 2009 and equestrian guide by profession, said he was confident that it's something else. "I'm sorry, this is a very good filly that I have kept because I like horses. It annoys me that it happened, but maybe it's the reaction to a tick bite and not of Nile fever - says Carta - It was done sampling in order to understand what it is. " The first symptoms Giambattista Carta then tells of how one has noticed that the horse was sick: "Initially I thought it was colic but then he recovered. We are now awaiting the results of the analysis. " Carta then adds: "If I can, I want to save. The Nile Fever is a virus like any other and in fact are aware of other cases dell'Oristanese where it was possible to treat the affected horses, always assuming that it is seen that at this moment we can not say. The horse is an animal subject to being plagued by mosquitoes, and you should therefore prevention debellandole and being especially attentive to migratory animals. Now I just hope that the mare can heal and recover. "

THE SEIZURE Under seizure breeding although in reality Carta, holding in place Puligone, contains only the filly under observation. And if confirmed the suspicion of West Nile Disease in Sedilo should be the first case. PREVIOUS Among Guilcier and Barigadu instead in recent years there have been several cases and seized many farms have been placed.

In 2011 the province had registered 86 cases of positive horses, of which 9 died. In December, 2012, after a short and quick agony, it was instead a dead horse guard in a company of Fordingbridge.

Meanwhile, the administrators of the territory in recent months have signed several ordinances to try to prevent the spread of mosquitoes.

Regione Sardegna

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