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Virginia’s state veterinarian has confirmed the first cases of Eastern equine encephalitis and West Nile virus in horses this year.

The EEE-positive horse was from Suffolk and was euthanized because of its illness in late June. The West Nile-positive horse is from Rockingham County. He developed clinical signs on June 23, but the horse responded to treatment and has since recovered.

In 2006, there were no equine cases of EEE in Virginia, and only one case of West Nile in a Virginia horse, in Suffolk,

State vet Dr. Richard Wilkes urges horse owners to vaccinate all equines every six to 12 months against these infectious diseases. He said it is particularly important in the southeastern region of

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