New Equine EEE Case Confirmed in Marion County, Florida
Erica Larson
November 15, 2016
The 15-year-old Paint mare was vaccinated in years prior but had not been vaccinated recently. She is recovering.
The 15-year-old Paint mare was vaccinated in years prior but had not been vaccinated recently. She is recovering.
The Powell County horse is Kentucky’s seventh equine WNV case in 2016.
Only one of 21 California horses diagnosed with WNV in 2016 had a know vaccine histories. Seven of the horses have died.
Two cases were confirmed in Atoka County and one was reported in Sequoyah County.
With unseasonably warm weather persisting into fall, mosquito-borne illnesses remain a serious equine health threat.
A vitamin E deficiency can lead to neurologic problems as well as a retina disorder called pigment retinopathy.
Neither the 10-year-old Belgian from Logan County nor the 2-year-old Saddlebred from Union County were vaccinated.
Take steps to prevent your horse from contracting potentially deadly diseases such as EHV or rabies during competitions.
The unvaccinated 2-year-old grade gelding was euthanized.
The new cases were identified in horses and ponies from the following counties: Choctaw, Payne, Beckham, and Atoka.
The donkey, which was recently brought to Florida from a Louisiana auction, is recovering.
The 5-month-old filly from Calhoun County is responding to treatment. The dam was vaccinated, but the filly was not.
The unvaccinated Quarter Horse yearling did not survive.
California and Minnesota have confirmed 20 and 19 equine WNV cases, respectively, so far this year.
Reported diseases include African horse sickness, herpesvirus, influenza, strangles, and equine infectious anemia.
Seventeen horses in that state have now tested positive for EEE so far this year.
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