South Carolina Confirms First 2019 WNV Case
Edited Press Release
November 7, 2019
The state’s index case resides in Pickens County.
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The state’s index case resides in Pickens County.
Records dating to 1942 indicate this is the first recorded equine case of EEE from Leelanau County.
The affected horse was imported into Rhode Island from New England on Oct. 24.
Officials release the Shasta County premises after more than two weeks of monitoring for equine herpesvirus myeloencephalopathy.
Sometimes people can spread diseases to their horses. Ringworm, a highly contagious fungal infection, is one example.
Four states still have VSV-infected or -suspect premises.
This is Broward County’s first diagnosed case of 2019.
Thirty-three additional horses were exposed to equine herpesvirus myeloencephalopathy.
A Suffolk County facility on Long Island where an aged gelding was diagnosed with EHM is resuming normal operations after clearing the required quarantine period.
The affected horse developed equine herpesvirus myeloencephalopathy (EHM).
Both horses’ vaccination status is unknown.
Two Maryland horses were also exposed. Officials have quarantined the Loudoun County premises.
The affected Clark County facility is under mandatory quarantine.
Kansas becomes the eighth state with confirmed vesicular stomatitis virus this year.
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