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Volume 7, Number 4—August 2001
THEME ISSUE
West Nile Virus
West Nile Virus

Equine West Nile Encephalitis, United States

Eileen N. Ostlund*Comments to Author , Randall L. Crom†, Douglas D. Pedersen*, Donna J. Johnson*, W. Oliver Williams†, and Beverly J. Schmitt*
Author affiliations: *Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture, Ames, Iowa, USA; †Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture, Riverdale, Maryland, USA

Main Article

Table

Clinical signs in horses with West Nile encephalitis, 2000

Clinical sign Percentage of horses with sign
Ataxia 85
Weakness of limbs 48
Recumbency, difficulty rising, or both 45
Muscle fasciculation 40
Fever 23
Paralyzed or drooping lip 18
Twitching face or muzzle 13
Teeth grinding 7
Blindness 5

Main Article

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