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Equine Influenza

Custer County, Custer State Park, SD

Alert ID: 1275

June 20, 2019

Source: South Dakota State Veterinarian

Number Confirmed: 3;
Number Exposed: 30;
Breed: Quarter Horse (QH) (2 horses); Onset of Clinical Signs: 6/14/2019;
Clinical Signs: Dry cough, fever, nasal discharge; Confirmation Date: 6/18/2019; Horse Status: Affected And Alive; Vaccination Status: Status Unknown;
Notes: Custer State Park’s French Creek Horse Camp will be closed until Friday, June 28 after park staff discovered horses in the camp tested positive for Equine Influenza A. Friday, June 14, staff were notified of coughing horses that were located in the campground. Custer State Park then called Fall River Veterinarian Clinic, who performed tests on three different horses. Though the horses did not show typical signs of the virus, all three horses tested positive for Influenza A. For more information go to: https://aaep.org/sites/default/files/Documents/Outside%20Linked%20Documents/DiseaseFactsheet_EquineInfluenza_FINAL.pdf ;

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