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Florida Veterinarians Work to Protect Horses against Mosquito-Borne Diseases.
Byline: Robyn Suriano
Aug. 18--CLERMONT, Fla.--She starts with sweet talk.
"You're a pretty baby, you're a pretty baby," Sue Gray tells the young horse that is nestled against its mother in a stall.
The actual sweet comes next -- a treat made from molasses and apples that smells faintly of licorice. All day, veterinarian Erin Denney-Jones and Gray, her assistant, have used the treats as a distraction while they struggle to vaccinate animals against mosquito-borne diseases that can kill horses as readily as people.
The same scene is being played out in barns across the state as health officials, fearing a bad year for mosquito-borne illnesses, are warning people to protect themselves and their horses. At least the horses have the advantage of vaccinations.
Already in Florida, 11 people have gotten ill from the West Nile virus, and two others have been sickened by another mosquito illness, eastern equine encephalitis. Three others in Palm Beach County contracted malaria from local insects, with the third victim's diagnosis made Saturday.
Malaria is unusual in Florida, but these three cases -- all diagnosed within a month in the…
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