State urges horse owners to vaccinate ahead of peak mosquito season

State urges horse owners to vaccinate ahead of peak mosquito season

BOSTON (WWLP) - The Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources is reminding horse owners to vaccinate their animals against Eastern Equine Encephalitis and West Nile Virus before peak mosquito season. A vaccine against Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) and West Nile Virus (WNV) is only approved for horses. The peak mosquito season in Massachusetts begins in late July. Deadly illness spreading rapidly in Massachusetts "Proper timing…

NC Commissioner Troxler: Vaccinate Against EEE and West Nile Virus Now - Southern Farm Network

Equine owners can protect their horses, mules and donkeys against mosquito-borne illnesses by getting them vaccinated for EEE and West Nile Virus. Both can be deadly for equine. The weather is starting to heat up and we are seeing spring showers crop up here and there, so that means we will soon be seeing mosquitoes. They certainly seem like year-round residents here in the South. We all know they are annoying pests for us humans, but they can…