New Hampshire Confirms Second Equine EEE Case of 2019
Edited Press Release
October 15, 2019
The status of the Hillsborough County horse is unknown.
The status of the Hillsborough County horse is unknown.
These confirmations bring the state’s 2019 total of affected equines to 12.
All five horses, from three widespread counties, were unvaccinated.
Sixty-day retest of exposed horses yielded negative results.
The affected horse is Portage County’s second equine EEE case of the year.
Affected horses resided in northeast Florida (Clay and St. Johns counties) and central-west Florida (Citrus County).
This is the state’s fifth equine West Nile virus and 27th EEE case of the year.
Mosquito abatement continues in an effort to stem the potentially fatal diseases in both humans and animals.
Horses in eight counties are reportedly affected.
The affected horse is Sacramento County’s first case of the year.
The 15th horse in the state has succumbed to the deadly mosquito-borne brain inflammation this year.
The case marks the fourth New London County horse confirmed EEE-positive in September.
The Fresno County horse is reported as affected and alive.
A Stark County horse is the state’s first equine case of 2019.
Newly confirmed cases include horses in Jackson, Kalamazoo, Montcalm, and Newaygo counties.
A San Joaquin County mare marks 11th equine case in California this year.
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