Five Feral Utah Horses Euthanized Due to EIA
Edited Press Release
July 8, 2021
Additional horses exposed at an auction have tested negative and are awaiting a 60-day retest.
Additional horses exposed at an auction have tested negative and are awaiting a 60-day retest.
The affected filly was purchased at auction and arrived at her new home with clinical signs of the highly contagious respiratory disease.
All equines on the affected premises have been quarantined and the affected horse was euthanized.
The horse resided at a private facility in Volusia County.
These mark the state’s eighth and ninth Eastern equine encephalomyelitis cases in horses for 2021.
The unvaccinated Fresno County mare is reported as recovering.
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The 2-year-old filly was euthanized after contracting Eastern equine encephalomyelitis.
The case marks the state’s sixth confirmed case for 2021.
The affected horse resides in the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas, and Glengarry.
One additional horse at the affected horse’s facility has been exposed.
The horses reside on two separate Hamilton County facilities.
One horse has been confirmed with Eastern equine encephalitis.
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The four horses resided on three different premises in three counties. All affected premises are under quarantine until TAHC requirements are met.
Twenty horses at a boarding facility were exposed to equine herpesvirus.
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