Virginia Officials Confirm Third Suffolk Horse With EEE
The filly was euthanized due to the mosquito-borne zoonotic disease.
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No other horses at the Suffolk County facility have shown signs of EEE. | Photo: Wikimedia Commons
On Aug. 3, Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) officials have confirmed the state’s third case of Eastern equine encephalomyelitis (EEE) in Suffolk for 2020.
The affected horse, a 2-year-old Thoroughbred filly with an incomplete vaccination history, began experiencing neurologic signs on July 23. She was subsequently euthanized.
No other horses at the facility have shown signs of EEE
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