Michigan Horse Euthanized Following EEE Onset
Edited Press Release
November 7, 2019
Records dating to 1942 indicate this is the first recorded equine case of EEE from Leelanau County.
Records dating to 1942 indicate this is the first recorded equine case of EEE from Leelanau County.
This is Broward County’s first diagnosed case of 2019.
This newest case of equine herpesvirus myeloencephalopathy in California is reportedly not related to the four horses recently confirmed in Shasta and Sonoma counties. Sixty additional horses were exposed.
The attending veterinarian reports two additional horses were exposed.
The disease has affected 27 horses in 13 Michigan counties in 2019.
The affected horses resided in Dallas and Kaufman counties.
All other horses on the premises received preventive vaccination after the diagnosis.
A third Ashtabula County horse has succumbed to the mosquito-borne disease.
The horse is reported as affected and alive.
Allegan joins the list of Michigan counties affected with equine cases.
The diagnosis marks Tuolumne County’s first case for 2019.
Lake County’s first case brings the state’s equine case total to eight.
The young Powell County horse succumbed to the mosquito-borne disease.
This case marks Crook County’s first-ever WNV case.
The status of the Hillsborough County horse is unknown.
These confirmations bring the state’s 2019 total of affected equines to 12.
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