Southern Chester County Weeklies - West Nile Virus was found in two horses in Lancaster and Montgomery Counties the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture announced yesterday. http://www.southernchestercountyweeklies.com/articles/2010/09/01/kennett_paper/news/doc4c7e5bdb265ac850222195.txt

Wisconsin Ag Connection - Dr. Robert Ehlenfeldt says horses are still susceptible to Eastern equine encephalitis and West Nile virus if they are not vaccinated for them. ... http://www.wisconsinagconnection.com/story-state.php?Id=1026&yr=2010

@TheHorse - Horse owners in Massachusetts have been urged by state officials to vaccinate their horses against West Nile virus (WNV) and eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) after a second horse was euthanized last week. It's the first horse to be diagnosed with EEE in Worchester County since 2003. http://www.thehorse.com/ViewArticle.aspx?ID=16795

AgInfo.net (blog) - The biggest threat from the virus is to horses and the West Nile virus is fatal in about one-third of all horses that show clinical signs.. http://www.aginfo.net/index.cfm/event/report/id/Line-on-Agriculture-17037

East Valley Tribune - Like West Nile virus in humans, it cannot be passed from one horse to another, but only transferred through a mosquito. http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/arizona/article_f0e4bcb4-9c31-11df-88e4-001cc4c03286.html

Examiner.com - Like West Nile virus, EEE needs a bird host as part of the disease cycle. A mosquito bites an infected bird, then bites a horse or human and transmits the disease. http://www.examiner.com/x-13632-Detroit-Country-Living-Examiner~y2010m7d28-Dangerous-disease-for-horses-and-humans-found-in-Michigan

Coastal Point - An effective equine vaccine now exists to protect horses from West Nile virus and EEE. http://www.coastalpoint.com/content/first_west_nile_virus_2010_reported_wilmington

MSNBC.com - Two cases of West Nile disease, another mosquito-borne viral disease, have also been reported among horses in Florida... http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38489734/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/