Alberta Horses Confirmed With Equine Influenza
Edited Press Release
November 30, 2021
The Standardbred horses resided at an Edmonton racetrack.
The Standardbred horses resided at an Edmonton racetrack.
One more horse is suspected as positive, and five more potentially exposed.
The horse, whose vaccination status was unreported, resides at a private facility.
Neither horse was fully vaccinated against EI.
The index case had recently returned from a show in Fort Worth, Texas.
The 2-year-old Quarter Horse had recently returned from a show in Fort Worth, Texas.
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The affected filly was purchased at auction and arrived at her new home with clinical signs of the highly contagious respiratory disease.
One additional horse at the affected horse’s facility has been exposed.
The horses reside on two separate Hamilton County facilities.
The private facility where the horse resides is under voluntary quarantine.
Four horses tested positive, eight are suspected positive, and four more were potentially exposed after traveling to a New York show.
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One other horse was reported as sick.
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Ten additional horses at the Clackamas County boarding facility were exposed.
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