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Show 8 Gunnison Valley NevvsSalina Sun Influenza Vaccine Available for 2003-0- 4 (Salt Lake City, UT) First the first time in several years Utah will have ample stores of influenza vaccine beginning the flu vaccination season and the Utah Department of Health (UDOH) urges Utahns to get flu shots as soon as they are available. About 855 million doses of flu vaccine are now available and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have sus k m r r t' October is Can 'Cancer A warcnaa J & t 7VS a S A . . , . . 'Ak TC-v.--ru -Mv .. -- '' -- 'v' i i' 3 . . &&..'& 1 Call Gunnison Valley Hospital, Ok to schedule i 'mammogram. X c - " ' 'vm rvfr , There have been 21 horses that have tested positive for West Nile Virus (WNV) in Utah since the virus was first confirmed in the state on August 15. The 21 horses resided in Emery (6), Uintah (12), Duchesne (1), Sanpete (1) and Wayne (1) counties. One human case of West Nile Virus has been detected: in Uintah County. WNV is NOT transmissible from horses to humans. Of the 9 most recent cases, one of the horses was reported to have been vaccinated prior to being purchased at auction but the administration of the second vaccination is not verified. One of the horses received a single dose in late August. None of the other horses was vaccinated. At least two of the animals were euthanized when they could no . longer get up. Five of the animals were under 10 years of age, three were over twenty years of age. The age of the other animal was not reported. We still have not had a positive animal reported from the 0 age range. .The Utah Department of Ag4 riculture and food (UDAF) is , ( strongly advising horse owners throughout the state to continue 10-2- Gunnison Valley HosfXfs mrmmogretphy unfits J Bmmttmt by th aAaM&&fa9 of Radiology ami r 'approved by 2003 , people over the age of 50. Children less than 9 years of age who receive vaccine for the first time need a booster dose one month after the first dose. Parents should check with their health care provider to discuss annual influenza vaccination of healthy children in these age groups. According to the CDC, influenza causes approximately 36,000 deaths and 114,000 hospitalizations each year in the United States. More than 90 percent of deaths occur among people age 65 and older. Utah's flu season typically runs from November through March with most cases occurring in January and February. The UDOH encourages health care providers to continue vaccinating through December or later, as long as vaccine is available. It takes about two weeks after vaccination to develop protection. Abel reminds Utahns that antibiotics are not effective against the flu and misusing them can lead to stronger, more resistant bugs. She recommends talking to your health care provider about using medicines like decongestants, and pain relievers to reduce flu symptoms. For more information on where to get the influenza vaccine, contact your health care provider, local health department or call the Utah Immunization Hotline at er cough-syrup- s, West Nile Virus found in 21 Utah horses J 3 $ 1 Season; Public clinics starting in October proved a new nasal spray influ- in October or November. High-ris- k enza vaccine (Flu Mist) for groups include: Those with chronic diseases healthy persons aged 549 years of age. Not all clinics will ha e such as diabetes, asthma, heart the new vaccine. Abel recom- disease, or those with supmends checking with your pressed immune systems (such health care provider to see if as cancer patients or those with they have Flu Mist. AIDS) Some groups of people are Persons over the age of 65 more likely to become seriously Those living in long-terill from influenza and should care facilities Healthcare workers get the influenza vaccine soon, Women who will be more than 3 months pregnant during flu season Household contacts and others who can transmit influenza to those at high risk In addition, influenza vaccination is also recommended for healthy children from 6 to 23 months of age as well as for pended its recommendation that groups get vaccinated first. "Anyone can get their flu shot beginning in October and throughou t the season as long as vaccine is available," says Linda Abel, UDOl I Immunization Program Manager. Abel says there is a new vaccine this year that gives people a vaccination option without a needle. The FDA recently ap high-ris- October theTfTfug Administration. u to protect their animals by vaccinating them for the West Nile Virus if they haven't done so already. The UDAF also advises all Utahns to take necessary precautions to protect themselves from WNV. more The UDAF has been advising horse owners to administer two vaccination shots this past spring. It is now advisable to administer a booster shot for added protection. The WNV vaccine is available from local veterinarians. The most common sign of West Nile virus in horses is weakness, usually in the hindquarters. Weakness may be indicated by a widened stance, stumbling, leaning to one side and toe dragging. In extreme cases, paralysis may follow. Fever is sometimes evident, as are depression and fearfulness. WNV causes encephalitis and affects the central nervous system. Horse owners who suspect horses occurs in the months of August and September. Horse owners who have not already done so should contact their veterinarian and have their horses vaccinated, though vaccination after exposure may not protect the horse against the disease. The equine vaccine requires two doses and takes approximately five weeks to offer protection from the disease. Once vaccinated, yearly booster shots are necessary. Horse owners can protect their animals by applying approved repellants to the animals and by controlling mosquitoes and mosquito breeding areas. Horse owners may also protect the animals by putting them in the bam or other enclosed structures. For more information about the West Nile Virus, please visit the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food's web page at: www.ag.utah.gov or the Utah Department of Health's web wwwhealth.utah.gov. If West Nile viral infection of their page: animal should contact their veterinarian immediately. Approximately 13 of horses that show signs of the illness will die. 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