EEE Confirmed in Three Michigan Counties
Edited Press Release
August 27, 2020
A second Clare County horse suspected to have the disease also died.
A second Clare County horse suspected to have the disease also died.
The affected horse is from Robeson County.
Both affected horses were humanely euthanized.
The unvaccinated Chippewa County mare was humanely euthanized.
The undervaccinated 13-year-old mare was euthanized.
Horses in Dunn, Pepin, and Chippewa counties are affected.
This marks Lexington County’s first Eastern equine encephalitis case for 2020.
The five horses are from three counties.
The horses from Jefferson and St. Lawrence counties were unvaccinated.
The affected filly is reported as recovering from Eastern equine encephalomyelitis.
The affected horse is Horry County’s fourth and South Carolina’s eighth case this year.
The state veterinarian cautions horse owners and citizens to take precautions against potential infection.
Five horses in five counties are affected with the mosquito-borne neurologic disease.
The filly was euthanized due to the mosquito-borne zoonotic disease.
The unvaccinated horse was subsequently euthanized.
All three were euthanized due to poor quality of life as a result of the neurologic disease.
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