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Clinical screening of horses and early warning for West Nile virus
Author(s) -
Leblond A.,
Lecollinet S.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
equine veterinary education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 2042-3292
pISSN - 0957-7734
DOI - 10.1111/eve.12571
Subject(s) - west nile virus , fasciculation , medicine , ataxia , vaccination , warning system , disease , disease control , weakness , virology , virus , pathology , surgery , psychiatry , engineering , anatomy , aerospace engineering
Summary Clinical presentation of West Nile disease in horses is variable, but ataxia, weakness and muscle fasciculations are often observed, sometimes with abnormal behaviour, teeth grinding and bruxism. Practitioners should be aware that horses are more sensitive to infection than man and serve as sentinels for an early warning of West Nile virus circulation in a given area. This early warning allows the implementation of preventive and control measures such as vaccination of horses and mosquito control.