North Carolina Confirms First Equine EEE Case of 2017
Edited Press Release
August 4, 2017
The 16-year-old Paint horse from Cabarrus County died after contracting the virus.
The 16-year-old Paint horse from Cabarrus County died after contracting the virus.
Vaccines have proven to offer horses protection against mosquito-borne diseases, including WNV and EEE.
The unvaccinated 18-year-old pleasure saddle horse mare presented with severe neurologic signs and was euthanized.
One of the yearling Quarter Horse fillies died and the other was euthanized.
The affected horses resided in Jackson, Livingston, and Missaukee counties. All three were euthanized.
The AAEP recognizes the WNV vaccine as a core vaccine and recommends horses receive at least one dose annually.
The AAEP recognizes the WNV vaccine as a core vaccine and recommends horses receive at least one dose annually.
West Nile virus was detected in mosquitoes in Salt Lake County. Officials are encouraging owners to vaccinate horses.
The unvaccinated 18-year-old Tennessee Walking Horse mare from Franklin County is recovering.
The horse from Benton County is the state’s first equine rabies case of 2017.
The affected horse was not vaccinated against EEE.
The affected horse from Dillon County was not known to have been vaccinated and did not survive.
The unvaccinated yearling Standardbred-cross gelding from Clark County was euthanized.
The California horse died while the Wyoming horse is recovering.
The affected 14-month-old Quarter Horse filly from Kern County displayed severe neurologic signs and was euthanized.
Confirmed diseases include influenza, EHV, strangles, nocardioform placentitis, piroplasmosis, EIA, and more.
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