THE NEW MEXICO LIVESTOCK BOARD WANTS HORSE OWNERS TO GET THEIR ANIMALS VACCINATED AGAINST THE WEST NILE VIRUS. ACTING STATE VETERINARIAN , DOCTOR ALEXANDRA ECKHOFF, TELLS US THE VIRUS CAN POSE A REAL THREAT TO HORSES. SHE SAYS ABOUT A THIRD OF THE HORSES THAT CONTRACT THE VIRUS CAN DIE FROM IT.
SHE SAYS OTHER HORSES COULD END UP WITH THE NEUROLOGICAL SYMPTOMS OF WEST NILE, AND SOME COULD HAVE LASTING DAMAGE.
ECKHOFF TELLS US SHE HAS NOT SEEN ANY REPORTS YET INDICATING THAT WEST NILE HAS TURNED-UP IN THE STATE.
