Florida Confirms Equine WNV Case
Edited Press Release
November 24, 2021
The unvaccinated horse is the state’s fourth equine confirmed with WNV this year.
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.
Three premises in three counties contain positive cases.
The case marks the state’s seventh confirmed equine case in 2021.
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The Thoroughbred stallion had lived at Old Friends at Cabin Creek since retiring from stud in 2018.
This is the state’s third confirmed case of WNV in an equine in 2021.
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