Kentucky Confirms Second Equine WNV Case of 2013
Erica Larson
September 3, 2013
An unvaccianted 10-year-old Quarter Horse mare from Hopkins County tested positive for WNV late last week.
An unvaccianted 10-year-old Quarter Horse mare from Hopkins County tested positive for WNV late last week.
This is the first confirmed case of EEE affecting a horse in Kentucky since 2008.
The 7-year-old Cape May County gelding was euthanized after developing neurologic signs consistent with EEE.
A case of Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) has been confirmed in a horse in Worcester County, Md.
An unvaccianted 12-year-old mare from Van Buren County tested positive for EEE.
A total of seven horses have tested positive for EEE in North Carolina thus far in 2013.
On July 31 the MDPH announced that a Belchertown horse tested positive for Eastern equine encephalitis.
A large mosquito population elevates the need for horse owners to vaccinate their animals against EEE and WNV.
Officials have received reports of more than a dozen EEE cases among horses so far this year.
The 2-year-old horse was euthanized after testing positive for both EEE and WNV.
A South Carolina foal tested positive for EEE last week, marking that state’s first case of 2013.
In 2012, two cases of EEE were reported in New York horses, as well as seven WNV cases.
In 2012, there were 20 cases of EEE and three cases of WNV in North Carolina horses reported.
Animal health officials are urging horse owners to vaccinate their animals for both EEE and WNV.
Reported diseases include contagious equine metritis, strangles, influenza, equine herpesvirus, and more.
Animal health officials are urging horse owners talk with vets about vaccinating against WNV, EEE, and rabies.
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