Another BC Horse Tests Positive for EIA
Edited Press Release
November 3, 2021
One horse on the premises died this past summer without being tested; several other equines also reside there.
Discussions about the welfare of our equine friends
One horse on the premises died this past summer without being tested; several other equines also reside there.
The state continues to investigate the source of the deceased horse’s illness.
The mare was not vaccinated against the mosquito-borne disease.
The horses had been involved in chuckwagon racing, and trace-out measures are underway to identify other equids that might have been exposed.
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The unvaccinated mare is reported as recovering from the potentially fatal zoonotic disease.
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The affected horses reside at a Maricopa County boarding facility.
The Weakley County horse was euthanized due to the severity of his clinical signs.
Neither horse was vaccinated against the potentially deadly disease.
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One horse died, one was euthanized. Both were unvaccinated against Eastern equine encephalomyelitis.
The case marks the state’s first confirmed case of WNV in an equine this year.
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