Alberta Confirms Three Horses With EIA
Edited Press Release
November 17, 2021
The horses had commingled with others involved in pony chuckwagon activities last summer.
The horses had commingled with others involved in pony chuckwagon activities last summer.
The affected horse was not vaccinated against the potentially deadly mosquito-borne disease.
The case marks the state’s sixth equine confirmed in 2021.
Neither horse was fully vaccinated against EI.
Three premises in three counties contain positive cases.
The case marks the state’s seventh confirmed equine case in 2021.
Seven emerging researchers will receive awards to support clinical advances in equine medicine.
The Thoroughbred stallion had lived at Old Friends at Cabin Creek since retiring from stud in 2018.
This is the state’s third confirmed case of WNV in an equine in 2021.
The case marks the state’s 18th confirmed case of EEE in an equine in 2021.
The case is the state’s sixth in 2021 and the county’s second.
One horse on the premises died this past summer without being tested; several other equines also reside there.
The state continues to investigate the source of the deceased horse’s illness.
The mare was not vaccinated against the mosquito-borne disease.
The horses had been involved in chuckwagon racing, and trace-out measures are underway to identify other equids that might have been exposed.
The unvaccinated mare is reported as recovering from the potentially fatal zoonotic disease.
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