EEE in South Carolina: One Horse Euthanized
The 3-year-old Quarter Horse mare resided in Marlboro County. | Photo: Wikimedia Commons

The Equine Disease Communication Center has reported Clemson Livestock Poultry Health’s confirmation of the mosquito-borne disease Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) in a 3-year-old Quarter Horse mare on July 26, 2019; this is South Carolina’s second reported case of EEE this year.

The mare’s vaccination history is unknown.

Clemson Livestock Poultry Health reported on its Facebook page that the mare resided in Marlboro County. Officials instructed South Carolina residents to check with their veterinarians that horses are up to date on their EEE, West Nile virus, and rabies vaccinations

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