Tennessee Horse Confirmed With Equine Influenza
Edited Press Release
September 3, 2020
A Williamson County horse has tested positive.
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A Williamson County horse has tested positive.
The case marks Florida’s seventh case for 2020. The undervaccinated gelding is reported as recovering.
The last horse confirmed positive with equine herpesvirus-4 tested negative after 14 days.
The case marks Riverside County’s second confirmed equine with West Nile virus.
The affected pony was euthanized.
The Missouri vesicular stomatitis outbreak began on July 13.
The state’s VSV-infected and suspect premises have dropped to seven.
A second Clare County horse suspected to have the disease also died.
Seven additional Whitman County horses are suspected as positive.
All five horses resided in different counties. Three of the five were unvaccinated, and two had unknown vaccination histories.
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The affected horse is from Robeson County.
Both affected horses were humanely euthanized.
The vaccinated Warmblood mare is recovering from the disease.
The unvaccinated Chippewa County mare was humanely euthanized.
New cases in Lee County bring the state’s WNV total in 2020 to five.
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