EIA Confirmed in Four Arizona Horses
Edited Press Release
December 28, 2021
The horses reside on a single premises in Maricopa County.
The horses reside on a single premises in Maricopa County.
The mare had not been vaccinated against West Nile virus.
The horses resided in two adjoining Central Alberta locales.
The horse’s premises remains under official quarantine.
The positive horses did not exhibit any clinical signs of disease.
CFIA has quarantined the affected horse and all potentially exposed animals.
The affected horse was unvaccinated for WNV and was euthanized.
The horse resided at a Cuyahoga County training facility when it was tested.
The affected horse and any potentially exposed horses have been quarantined.
An official quarantine will remain in effect until response protocols are complete.
The horses had commingled with others involved in pony chuckwagon activities last summer.
The affected horse was not vaccinated against the potentially deadly mosquito-borne disease.
The case marks the state’s sixth equine confirmed in 2021.
Three premises in three counties contain positive cases.
The case marks the state’s seventh confirmed equine case in 2021.
This is the state’s third confirmed case of WNV in an equine in 2021.
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