Disease Alerts

Number Confirmed: 7; 
Number Suspected: Unknown; 
Number Exposed: 27; 
Comments: Outbreak was previously reported under cases 3641, 3647, 3659, & 3696. This is a new case in an 11-year-old Quarter Horse mare, bringing the total confirmed cases at the premises to seven.; 
Previous Alerts: 3696, 3659, 3647, 3641

Number Confirmed: 1; 
Number Exposed: 20; 
Number Euthanized: 1; 
Facility Type: Private Facility; 

Horse 1: 
Age: 11; Gender: Gelding; Breed: Quarter Horse (QH); Usage: Pleasure Riding; Onset of Clinical Signs: 4/16/2024; Clinical Signs: Neurological symptoms, horse was down, paddling. Euthanized; Confirmation Date: 4/17/2024; Horse Status: Euthanized; Vaccination Status: Status Unknown;

Comments: There are about 20 other horses on the premise that are quarantined and monitored daily.;

Number Confirmed: 6; 
Number Exposed: 28; 
Comments: Outbreak was previously reported under cases 3641, 3647, & 3659. This is a new case in a Quarter Horse gelding.; 
Previous Alerts: 3659, 3647, 3641

Number Confirmed: 1; 
Number Suspected: 1; 
Number Exposed: Unknown; 
Facility Type: Stable; 

Horse 1: 
Age: 3; Clinical Signs: Fever, lymphadenopathy; Horse Status: Isolated; 

Comments: Horse less than 5 years. Onset of clinical signs in April.;

Number Confirmed: 1; 
Number Exposed: 2; 
Number Euthanized: 1; 
Facility Type: Private Facility; 

Horse 1: 
Age: 8; Gender: Mare; Breed: Quarter Horse (QH); Usage: Ranch working show; Onset of Clinical Signs: 4/17/2024; Clinical Signs: ataxia, recumbent, respiratory distress; Confirmation Date: 4/18/2024; Horse Status: Euthanized; Vaccination Status: Vaccinated;

Number Confirmed: 1; 
Number Suspected: 1; 
Number Exposed: Unknown; 
Facility Type: Stable; 

Horse 1: 
Age: 8; Gender: Mare; Onset of Clinical Signs: 4/4/2024; Clinical Signs: Fever; Confirmation Date: 4/16/2024; Horse Status: Affected And Alive; Vaccination Status: Unvaccinated;

Comments: After purchasing;

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

Horse 1: 
Age: 25; Gender: Gelding; Breed: Tennessee Walking Horses; Onset of Clinical Signs: 3/28/2024; Clinical Signs: Severe abscess at right throat latch; Confirmation Date: 4/3/2024; Horse Status: Euthanized; Vaccination Status: Unvaccinated;

Number Confirmed: 2; 
Number Exposed: 4; 

Horse 1: 
Age: Weanling; Gender: Colt; Breed: Miniature Horse; Onset of Clinical Signs: 4/8/2024; Clinical Signs: Nasal discharge, fever; Confirmation Date: 4/12/2024; Horse Status: Affected And Alive; Vaccination Status: Unvaccinated;

Comments: Another miniature horse at the property was previously confirmed positive for strangles and reported as a case under alert ID 3656. The new case reported today brings the total case count for this outbreak to two.; 
Previous Alerts: 3656

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

Horse 1: 
Age: 17; Gender: Gelding; Breed: Quarter Horse (QH); Onset of Clinical Signs: 4/6/2024; Clinical Signs: nasal discharge, fever, decreased appetite; Horse Status: Affected And Alive; Vaccination Status: Unvaccinated;

Number Confirmed: 1; 
Number Suspected: 2; 

Horse 1: 
Breed: Thoroughbred (TB); Clinical Signs: One horse was identified with hind limb ataxia but no history of fever. It was positive on nasal swab but not in blood. The horse isolated with it is a pony horse who had been working with the horse but has shown no signs of disease as of April 17. Barn 33 at Laurel Park Racetrack is quarantined.;