NY Agriculture Department Urges Horse Owners to Vaccinate Their Animals Against Disease

New York State Agriculture Commissioner Richard A. Ball Monday urged horse owners across New York State to vaccinate their horses against Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) and West Nile Virus (WNV), both of which are caused by a virus spread through the bite of an infected mosquito. Parts of New York have mosquito activity into late November.So far this year, New York has already seen cases of EEE found in horses in Clinton, Franklin, Saint Lawrence, Washington, Madison, Oneida, Orange, Ulster, Cayuga, and Wayne counties. There has been one confirmed case of WNV in Oswego County. The Department of Agriculture and Markets has made veterinarians across the state aware of these confirmed cases of EEE and WNV.Commissioner Ball spoke to Tim Bruno on Radio Chatskill.