Disease Alerts

Number Confirmed: 1; 
Number Exposed: 41; 
Comments: No additional case was confirmed during the quarantine monitoring period. The quarantine period has been fully completed and is officially released.; 
Previous Alerts: 4271

Number Confirmed: 1; 
Number Exposed: 1; 
Facility Type: Private Facility; 

Horse 1: 
Gender: Gelding; Breed: Quarter Horse (QH); Onset of Clinical Signs: 3/27/2025; Confirmation Date: 4/2/2025; 

Comments: This is Florida's 12th confirmed case of Strangles for 2025;

Number Confirmed: 1; 
Number Exposed: 38; 
Comments: No additional case was confirmed during the quarantine monitoring period. The quarantine period has been fully completed and is officially released.; 
Previous Alerts: 4264

Number Confirmed: 1; 
Number Suspected: Unknown; 
Number Exposed: Unknown; 

Horse 1: 
Age: Suckling Foal; Gender: Colt; Breed: Quarter Horse (QH); Onset of Clinical Signs: 3/15/2025; Clinical Signs: Enlarged lymph nodes and fever, progressing to lethargy, hindlimb weakness, and recumbency and "dog sitting".; Confirmation Date: 4/1/2025; Horse Status: Euthanized; Vaccination Status: Unvaccinated;

Number Confirmed: 1; 
Facility Type: Boarding Facility; 

Horse 1: 
Clinical Signs: Fever, cough, nasal discharge; Horse Status: Recovering; Vaccination Status: Vaccinated;

Number Confirmed: 1; 
Number Exposed: 75; 

Horse 1: 
Age: 22; Gender: Mare; Breed: Trakhener; Clinical Signs: ataxia, limb edema, trouble urinating; 

Comments: A 22-year-old Trakehner mare from Alameda County displaying neurologic signs was confirmed positive for Equine Herpesvirus Myeloencephalopathy (EHM) secondary to Equine Herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1). The mare is currently under veterinary care at an off-site veterinary hospital and is showing daily improvement clinically. Seventy-five (75) potentially exposed horses at the home premise in Alameda County were quarantined on April 1st with enhanced biosecurity measures implemented. CDFA has been onsite and will continue to actively monitor the situation.;

Number Confirmed: 1; 
Number Suspected: Unknown; 
Number Exposed: 70; 
Number Euthanized: 1; 
Facility Type: Training Facility; 

Horse 1: 
Age: 5; Gender: Mare; Breed: Quarter Horse (QH); Usage: Barrel Racing; Clinical Signs: Routine testing was performed on 2/21/2025 before transporting to a training facility. Initial results were returned as positive, and subsequent testing confirmed the diagnosis of EIA on 3/6/2025.; Confirmation Date: 3/6/2025; Horse Status: Euthanized; 

Comments: Trace back has been initiated. 30 of the 70 exposed horses have tested negative. 40 of the horses have tested negative on their first test. Final test will be performed on or about 5/10/2025.;

Number Confirmed: 2; 
Number Exposed: 27; 
Number Euthanized: 2; 
Comments: A confirmed EIA positive equid must be euthanized or quarantined for life 200 yards away from any EIA negative equid as per USDA EIA program rules. Euthanasia was elected for these two cases and was witnessed by CDFA veterinarians on March 25, 2025. The remaining twenty-three (23) potentially exposed horses and the four (4) dam’s side foals on the home premises will remain under quarantine until their sixty (60) day retest.;

Number Confirmed: 1; 
Number Exposed: 18; 
Comments: The eighteen (18) potentially exposed horses on this premises tested negative on their sixty (60) day retest. Quarantine on this premises has been released.; 
Previous Alerts: 4191

Number Confirmed: 1; 
Number Exposed: Unknown; 
Facility Type: Private Facility; 

Horse 1: 
Age: 6; Gender: Gelding; Breed: Quarter Horse (QH); Confirmation Date: 3/26/2025; Horse Status: Deceased; Vaccination Status: Unvaccinated;

Comments: This is Florida's 1st confirmed case of rabies in livestock for 2025;;