Oklahoma Reports First EIA Case for 2017
Erica Larson
March 17, 2017
The affected horse, an 8-year-old Quarter Horse gelding used in rodeo and roping events, was euthanized.
The affected horse, an 8-year-old Quarter Horse gelding used in rodeo and roping events, was euthanized.
A horse in the Lanaudiere region tested positive in January. This is Quebec’s first positive EIA test since 2011.
A facility in northeast Illinois is quarantined after two horses that were stabled there returned positive EIA tests.
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Diseases reported include African horse sickness, influenza, EHV, EIA, rabies, and more.
The horse was imported from Mexico earlier this year but tested negative for EIA at that time.
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Reported diseases include African horse sickness, herpesvirus, influenza, strangles, and equine infectious anemia.
The 13-year old Quarter Horse gelding from McCurtain County was euthanized.
The 14-year-old Quarter Horse mare was located in Atoka County.
State health officials found no additional exposed horses had been infected with equine infectious anemia.
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Diagnosed diseases include vesicular stomatitis, EHV, strangles, influenza, piroplasmosis, rabies, and more.
The EIA-positive mare was euthanized and a second exposed horse was transferred to a newly quarantined premises.
Confirmatory tests are currently being run after a nonracing horse at Arapahoe Park tested positive for EIA.
Thirty-four equids on the affected Enon Valley premises will be quarantined for at least 60 days.
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