内布拉斯加州Panhandle的一匹马被测试为西尼罗河病毒呈阳性,这是全州病例增加的一部分。 A horse in Nebraska’s Panhandle tested positive for West Nile virus, part of a state-wide increase in cases.

内布拉斯加Panhandle的一匹马被测试为西尼罗河病毒呈阳性, A horse in Nebraska’s Panhandle has tested positive for West Nile virus, part of a rising number of cases across the state. 这种病毒由被感染的蚊子传播,可能在马匹中造成严重症状,如虚弱、癫痫和失明,约35%的病情正在发作;可能需要安乐死。 The virus, spread by infected mosquitoes, can cause severe symptoms in horses such as weakness, seizures, and blindness, with about 35% developing illness; euthanasia may be needed. 马不能向人或动物传播病毒。 Horses cannot transmit the virus to people or animals. 2025年迄今,在西尼罗河有124个蚊子样本检测呈阳性,包括Panhandle的50个,据报有31人病例,其中13人在该区域。 So far in 2025, 124 mosquito samples have tested positive for West Nile, including 50 in the Panhandle, and 31 human cases have been reported, with 13 in the region. 一个样本还检测了圣路易脑炎呈阳性。 One sample also tested positive for St. Louis Encephalitis. 卫生官员敦促为马接种疫苗,使用排泄物、驱虫剂或驱虫剂,避免在黎明和黄昏时进行户外活动,消除站立水,修复屏障,并使用杀菌剂,直到第一次冻结为止。 Health officials urge vaccination for horses, use of DEET or picaridin repellents, avoiding outdoor activity at dawn and dusk, eliminating standing water, repairing screens, and using larvicides until the first freeze.