Fourth Michigan Horse Tests Positive for EEE
Diane E. Rice
August 26, 2019
Horses have tested positive in three Michigan counties.
Horses have tested positive in three Michigan counties.
Both are reportable diseases in the state.
The unvaccinated mare, which was euthanized on Aug. 13, was the state’s second case of the mosquito-borne disease for 2019.
Fresno County horse is among three positive cases in the state.
None of the horses were current on vaccines against the diseases.
The yearling filly marks the first confirmed New York case of EEE in 2019.
Officials announce the state’s first cases of Eastern equine encephalitis and West Nile virus for 2019.
A horse and a mule on the same Taylor County premises tested positive.
The number of confirmed cases remains within normal ranges.
The Mitchell County mare died on Aug. 13.
Veterinarians diagnosed and euthanized two mares in two counties.
The unvaccinated Standardbred mare was unable to rise and was euthanized.
Yearling Paint gelding euthanized after becoming recumbent.
The Lake County gelding was euthanized and exposed horses were quarantined.
A 3-year-old Arabian-cross gelding in Sumter County has been euthanized after contracting EEE.
Officials removed the jenny on Aug. 1 and have placed the affected BLM facility under quarantine.
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