Ohio Confirms its Fourth Equine Case of EEE of 2019
Edited Press Release
October 9, 2019
The affected horse is Portage County’s second equine EEE case of the year.
The affected horse is Portage County’s second equine EEE case of the year.
Affected horses resided in northeast Florida (Clay and St. Johns counties) and central-west Florida (Citrus County).
NYSDAM instituted an official quarantine after a gelding exhibited neurologic signs due to equine herpesvirus.
This is the state’s fifth equine West Nile virus and 27th EEE case of the year.
Four states have newly confirmed positive or suspect premises.
Mosquito abatement continues in an effort to stem the potentially fatal diseases in both humans and animals.
Horses in eight counties are reportedly affected.
The affected horse is Sacramento County’s first case of the year.
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The 15th horse in the state has succumbed to the deadly mosquito-borne brain inflammation this year.
The case marks the fourth New London County horse confirmed EEE-positive in September.
Arrival exams will include an assessment of body condition score and vital signs, examination for lameness at the walk, and a scan for a microchip.
The agency reports three states have been released from VSV quarantine.
The funding will help veterinary scientists improve these large animals’ well-being by preventing and treating health challenges such as equine herpesvirus, strangles, and fungal infection.
A zooarchaeologist presented a brief history of how horses and humans have coexisted and interacted over the the millennia at the International Society of Equitation Science convention.
The University of Kentucky Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory has a new system that allows lab personnel to reliably identify bacteria within a day.
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