Canadian Horse Confirmed With EIA
Edited Press Release
November 30, 2021
CFIA has quarantined the affected horse and all potentially exposed animals.
CFIA has quarantined the affected horse and all potentially exposed animals.
The Standardbred horses resided at an Edmonton racetrack.
The affected horse was unvaccinated for WNV and was euthanized.
The horse resided at a Cuyahoga County training facility when it was tested.
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The unvaccinated horse is the state’s fourth equine confirmed with WNV this year.
The affected horse and any potentially exposed horses have been quarantined.
The horse’s facility is under voluntary quarantine following the positive test.
An official quarantine will remain in effect until response protocols are complete.
One more horse is suspected as positive, and five more potentially exposed.
The horse, whose vaccination status was unreported, resides at a private facility.
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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.
Neither horse was fully vaccinated against EI.
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