Horse tests positive for Virginia’s first 2017 case of West Nile Virus

WYTHE COUNTY, Va (WHSV) — The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) today announced the state’s first positive case of West Nile Virus (WNV) in a horse in 2017. It is the first case since August 2015 in Virginia.

The horse, a ten-year-old Saddlebred gelding, was from Wythe County and died as a result of the disease.

Symptoms included loss of control of bodily movements and partial paralysis in the hind limbs, dazed appearance and lack of ability to stand.

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