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UI horse dies from West Nile Virus

By Anne Cook
Saturday, October 6, 2007 10:03 AM CDT

CHAMPAIGN – In 2002, when crows everywhere died of West Nile Virus, horse owners learned a hard lesson – horses are very susceptible to the disease.

No University of Illinois horses died that year, but vaccination for West Nile became routine. So animal scientists were stunned in September when a new filly who recently had her booster went down in a field.

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