Day: August 18, 2007

West Nile Virus Kills 15 In U.S., Says CDC

Agency Has Reports Of 444 People With West Nile Virus In The U.S. So Far In 2007 (WebMD) The CDC reported Thursday that that so far this year, West Nile virus has sickened 444 people in the U.S., including 15 people who died of West Nile virus illness. Those figures, published in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, include West Nile cases reported to the CDC as of Aug. 14. Five of the West Nile virus deaths occurred in California. South Dakota reported two deaths from West Nile virus. Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Mississippi, North Dakota,

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UNDERSTANDING LAMINITIS WEBINAR NOW AVAILABLE ON THEHORSE.COM

NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, August 17, 2007 Contact: Robert Bolson, Director of Corporate Marketing Blood-Horse Publications (859) 276-6809; rbolson@bloodhorse.com Lexington, KY — Hands-on horse owners, care givers, and equine health care professionals can now access and view the complete on-demand educational Webinar video “Understanding Laminitis” on TheHorse.com. The instructive and educational video is presented free of charge by The Horse: Your Guide To Equine Health Care and TheHorse.com. Viewers will learn what happens within the hoof of a laminitic horse, common causes of laminitis, how horse owners can work with their veterinarians to prevent the

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