Michigan Horse Confirmed With EEE
Edited Press Release
September 12, 2019
Michigan counties affected by Eastern equine encephalomyelitis now include Barry, Lapeer, Kalamazoo, and St. Joseph.
Michigan counties affected by Eastern equine encephalomyelitis now include Barry, Lapeer, Kalamazoo, and St. Joseph.
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Horses from five counties are affected.
The affected horse resides in Merced County.
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The diagnosis marks the state’s third confirmed EEE case for 2019.
The 25-year-old Swift County mare had no documented history of WNV vaccination.
All horses were unvaccinated, and all were euthanized.
Owners who struggle to provide their horses with consistently good-quality forage might be able to improve feed digestibility and topline development by offering these horses a fortified feed, researchers find.
The horse, which had been rescued six weeks prior to presentation, had an unknown vaccination history.
The diagnosis of an unvaccinated yearling colt is the state’s first EEE case since 2013.
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