Clinical West Nile virus infection in 2 horses in western Canada |
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| Authors: | Abutarbush Sameeh M O'Connor Brendan P Clark Chris Sampieri Francesca Naylor Jonathan M |
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| Institution: | Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, 52 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5B4. sameeh75@hotmail.com |
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| Abstract: | Two horses had a history of ataxia and weakness or recumbency. One recovered and was diagnosed with West Nile virus (WNV) infection by serologic testing. The other was euthanized; it had meningoencephalomyelitis, WNV was detected by polymerase chain reaction. West Nile virus infection is an emerging disease. Year 2002 is the first year in which cases have been seen in Saskatchewan. |
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