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Can pets and livestock get WNV infection?

April 26, 2017infection livestock Pets WNV

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Can pets and livestock get WNV infection?

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Horses can become infected with WNV if bitten by mosquitoes that carry the virus. There is a published report of West Nile virus isolated from a dog in southern Africa (Botswana) in 1982 West Nile virus has been isolated from several dead cats in 1999 and 2000. A survey of the blood of dogs and cats in the epidemic area showed a low infection rate.