A horse in Todd County, Minnesota, is dead after it contracted West Nile virus (WNV) in August, marking the first confirmed equine case in Minnesota this year.

The first confirmed equine case of West Nile virus in Minnesota this year caused a horse death in August. Several other horse deaths were reported in the area, without confirmed tests.

A horse in central Minnesota that died last month tested positive for West Nile Virus. State animal health officials say the 2-year-old Belgian colt in Todd County was not vaccinated. The horse was unable to stand up the morning of Aug.

TODD COUNTY — An unvaccinated 2-year-old Belgian colt in Todd County was reported positive for West Nile virus Aug. 30 and marks the first confirmed equine case in Minnesota this year.

Thirty-eight states have reported cases of West Nile virus this year, and public health officials are warning that threat is not over as cases mount.

Rhode Islanders are urged to continue protecting themselves against mosquitoes after West Nile virus was detected in two communities. The R.I. The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) announced Friday that mosquitoes collected from traps set in East Providence and Westerly tested positive for the virus.

West Nile Virus has been confirmed in a horse in central Minnesota. The Minnesota Board of Animal Health is reporting the first confirmed case of West Nile Virus

(KNSI) – A two-year-old Belgian colt in Todd County is the first horse to have a confirmed case of West Nile Virus in Minnesota this year.

A dead crow in Clairemont was found to have tested positive for West Nile Virus, San Diego County public health officials warned Friday.