Florida Officials Confirm Equine Euthanasia Due to EEE
Edited Press Release
October 14, 2021
The case marks the state’s 17th confirmed case of EEE in 2021.
The case marks the state’s 17th confirmed case of EEE in 2021.
The cases bring the state’s 2021 equine total to seven.
The affected mare’s vaccination status is unknown.
The horses were from different counties. One was unvaccinated for EEE; one’s vaccination status is unknown.
The positive test marks the state’s sixth confirmed equine case in 2021, and the county’s first.
The colt is reported as alive and recovering.
The affected horse resided at a private facility in Dinwiddie County.
The horse is located on a Chicot County farm.
The affected horse was not vaccinated against the disease.
This is the state’s 16th case of EEE in an equid in 2021.
Both horses were unvaccinated for EEE and were euthanized.
All three horses were unvaccinated for the potentially deadly mosquito-borne disease.
The affected horse, an unvaccinated 12-year-old gelding, was euthanized.
The mare had also been diagnosed with strangles a week before testing positive for EEE and WNV.
The cases mark the state’s second and third equines with EEE in 2021. Both horses were unvaccinated.
The unvaccinated filly was euthanized.
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