Water, West Nile, and Your Horse

West Nile Virus is a mosquito-born virus that causes encephalitis and/or meningitis and horses are a species that is susceptible to infection. Since the outbreak of West Nile virus in 1999 there have been tens of thousands confirmed cases of horses infected in the United States and Canada. Of those, approximately 30% die or must be destroyed and another 17% suffer from long-term related debilitation. Read More