Florida Horse Euthanized Due to EEE
Edited Press Release
August 30, 2021
This marks the state’s 15th confirmed equine case of EEE in 2021.
This marks the state’s 15th confirmed equine case of EEE in 2021.
The mare was not vaccinated for the incurable and potentially deadly disease.
The state veterinarian encourages horse owners to work with their veterinarians to protect their animals from this serious mosquito-borne disease.
The affected horse had been vaccinated for the mosquito-borne disease.
The horse was unvaccinated for EEE and was euthanized.
The case marks the state’s first confirmed equine case of anthrax in 2021.
The Thoroughbred filly was unvaccinated for the disease.
The FDA has received multiple reports of patients who have required medical support and been hospitalized after self-medicating with ivermectin intended for horses.
The affected mare is the state’s 14th equine confirmed with EEE in 2021.
So far in 2021, Idaho officials have confirmed West Nile virus in horses in Blaine, Lemhi, Twin Falls, Canyon, and Ada counties.
The cases mark the state’s third and fourth equids confirmed with EEE in 2021.
The 2-year-old filly was unvaccinated.
This is the state’s second confirmed equine EHV-1 case in 2021.
The 14-year-old Quarter Horse mare was unvaccinated against the disease.
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Four premises in three counties are affected.
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