Fourth Michigan Horse Tests Positive for EEE
Diane E. Rice
August 26, 2019
Horses have tested positive in three Michigan counties.
Horses have tested positive in three Michigan counties.
Both are reportable diseases in the state.
The unvaccinated mare, which was euthanized on Aug. 13, was the state’s second case of the mosquito-borne disease for 2019.
None of the horses were current on vaccines against the diseases.
The yearling filly marks the first confirmed New York case of EEE in 2019.
Officials announce the state’s first cases of Eastern equine encephalitis and West Nile virus for 2019.
The number of confirmed cases remains within normal ranges.
The unvaccinated Standardbred mare was unable to rise and was euthanized.
Yearling Paint gelding euthanized after becoming recumbent.
A 3-year-old Arabian-cross gelding in Sumter County has been euthanized after contracting EEE.
A 22-year-old Quarter Horse mare in Barron County has been euthanized after contracting EEE.
The 4-year-old unvaccinated mare was euthanized after veterinarians confirmed the disease.
The vaccinated 12-year-old Ocean County mare was euthanized July 23.
Clemson Livestock Poultry Health confirmed Eastern equine encephalitis in the 3-year-old mare on July 26.
All seven horses were either unvaccinated or undervaccinated against the mosquito-borne disease.
This is the first reported case of Eastern equine encephalomyelitis in the state for 2019.
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