Florida Horse Stricken With EEE
Edited Press Release
July 28, 2020
The Clay County horse was subsequently euthanized.
The Clay County horse was subsequently euthanized.
The ponies mark case numbers 13 and 14 for Florida in 2020. Both were euthanized.
An unvaccinated mare was euthanized after testing positive for Eastern equine encephalomyelitis. A weanling suspected of having the disease after showing clinical signs was also euthanized.
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services had confirmed EEE cases in Baker, Holmes, and Jackson counties.
The horses lived at the same Suffolk County farm.
The Eastern equine encephalomyelitis fatality rate in horses exceeds 90%. Horses act as sentinels for human risk.
A third horse succumbs to the mosquito-borne disease in 2020.
The Gilchrist County horse was euthanized after contracting Eastern equine encephalomyelitis.
Fillies in Horry and Edgefield counties are the newest equine cases for 2020.
The unvaccinated horse was euthanized.
Four of five affected horses have succumbed to the illness.
Mosquitoes are more than just an annoyance: They’re a disease threat. Safeguard your animals (and you).
The guidelines make new recommendations for core and risk-based vaccines for horses. The committee further emphasizes that routine vaccinations are considered essential during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The horses from Polk and Orange counties have died.
The case marks the county’s second and the state’s fifth for 2019.
Four counties in the state have been affected in 2019.
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