Horse with West Nile
pops up in Burnet

Texas Dept. of State Health Services
reported

Updated: Monday, 01 Dec 2008, 5:35 PM CST
Published : Monday, 01 Dec 2008, 5:35 PM CST

BURNET COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) - A new West Nile virus case occurred in Central Texas. The Texas Department of State Health Services reports a horse in Burnet County tested on Nov. 5 came back positive for West Nile. This is the first confirmed case for West Nile virus in Burnet County in 2008.

Travis County has had eleven cases this year, one in a human and 10 confirmed cases in mosquitoes.

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