Disease Alerts

Number Confirmed: 1; 

Horse 1: 
Age: 13; Gender: Mare; Breed: Quarter Horse (QH); Onset of Clinical Signs: 7/4/2024; Clinical Signs: fever, nasal discharge, submandibular swelling; Confirmation Date: 7/10/2024; Horse Status: Affected And Alive; Vaccination Status: Status Unknown;

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

Horse 1: 
Age: Suckling Foal; Gender: Filly; Breed: Quarter Horse (QH); Onset of Clinical Signs: 6/17/2024; Clinical Signs: Past 3 weeks: a decline in energy, intermittent cough, and weight loss. Past week: worsening of the general condition, less appetite. Past 2 days, profuse diarrhea.; Confirmation Date: 7/10/2024; Horse Status: Deceased; 

Comments: Feces: Salmonella group B;

Number Confirmed: 2; 
Number Suspected: 4; 
Number Exposed: 28; 
Comments: No additional cases were confirmed during the quarantine monitoring period. The quarantine has been released.; 
Previous Alerts: 3754

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

Horse 1: 
Age: 1; Gender: Gelding; Breed: Quarter Horse (QH); Onset of Clinical Signs: 6/29/2024; Clinical Signs: Depression, Muscle twitching, incoordination, head pressing.; Confirmation Date: 7/9/2024; Horse Status: Deceased; Vaccination Status: Unvaccinated;

Comments: This is Florida's 17th EEE for 2024.;

Number Confirmed: 1; 
Comments: The Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA) has confirmed a case of equine infectious anemia (EIA) in a horse in Colfax County. This is the first confirmed case of EIA in Nebraska since 2013. The horses on the infected premises have been quarantined and will be released after state regulations are met. NDA staff are working with the owner and local veterinarian to monitor potentially exposed horses.;

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

Horse 1: 
Age: 5; Gender: Mare; Breed: Quarter Horse (QH); Clinical Signs: This mare is one of several horses displaying signs of respiratory disease in the barn which range from fever, nasal discharge, mildly swollen lymph nodes and occasional cough. Horses returned from a competition a few days before the index case (a gelding) was examined for nasal discharge and slightly enlarged lymph nodes. S. equi testing was negative in the index case and the influenza-positive mare. Within the next 48-72 hours several of the horses in the barn developed similar respiratory signs. Some of the horses are vaccinated for influenza and have more mild signs.; Confirmation Date: 6/26/2024; 

Comments: The facility manager is working with their veterinarian and has implemented voluntary animal movement restrictions and infection control procedures.;

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

Horse 1: 
Age: 3; Gender: Mare; Breed: POA; Onset of Clinical Signs: 6/17/2024; Clinical Signs: left side head tilt and circling to the left; Confirmation Date: 7/2/2024; Horse Status: Euthanized; Vaccination Status: Unvaccinated;

Comments: This is the 16th confirmed EEE for Florida in 2024.;

Number Confirmed: 1; 
Number Exposed: 3; 
Number Euthanized: 1; 
Facility Type: Private Facility; 

Horse 1: 
Age: 2; Gender: Stallion; Breed: Quarter Horse (QH); Onset of Clinical Signs: 6/20/2024; Clinical Signs: cellulitis and neurological; Confirmation Date: 6/28/2024; Horse Status: Euthanized; Vaccination Status: Unvaccinated;

Comments: This is the 15th confirmed case of EEE for Florida in 2024.;

Number Confirmed: 1; 
Number Exposed: 30; 
Facility Type: Boarding Facility; 

Horse 1: 
Onset of Clinical Signs: 6/27/2024; Confirmation Date: 7/2/2024; Vaccination Status: Status Unknown;

Comments: This is the 34th confirmed premises with strangles for Florida in 2024.;

Comments: MDARD was notified on July 2, 2024 that the filly reported under alert 3760 underwent further testing and was found to actually have a vaccine-induced abscess.; 
Previous Alerts: 3760