Originally posted by YellowLabLover
Yes, it had hit dogs. Last year a Golden Retriever died from West Nile Virus in Bloomington-Normal, Illinois. Horses are getting it left and right too, thank god there is a vaccine you can give them though.
Yes, unfortunately humans, horses and birds can get the disease.

According to the CDC (Center for Disease Control)
"AS FOR DOGS and cats, the virus does not seem to pose as much of a threat as it does for humans and horses. Stoll said that in 1999 there was one report of a feral kitten in New Jersey becoming infected and dying; and that there has been one confirmed death, in 1982 in Africa, of a dog attributed to West Nile virus. Stoll said that in the case of the dog, it had already been sick before contracting the virus.
"If the pet is not sick enough to go to the vet, we may never know about it," Stoll said.
Arias said that typically, dogs are infected with the virus, however, they rarely show signs of the disease."