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Equine Herpesvirus- Neurologic

Duval County , FL

Outbreak Identifier: 4636

Alert ID: 2015

March 31, 2021

Confirmed Case(s) - Official Quarantine

Source: Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

Number Confirmed: 2;
Number Exposed: 20;
Facility Type: Boarding Facility;
Age: Not Reported; Gender: Not Reported; Breed: Not Reported; Onset of Clinical Signs: 03/28/21;
Clinical Signs: Not Reported; Confirmation Date: 03/30/21 Horse Status: Affected and Alive; Vaccination Status: Vaccinated;
Notes: A single horse with neurological signs was reported by a private veterinary practitioner in Duval County on March 28, 2021. Test results completed March 30, were positive for EHV-1. The horse is currently being treated at a separate isolation facility. A second febrile horse on the premises has tested positive for EHV-1, but currently has no neurologic signs. The Division of Animal Industry has placed a quarantine on the premises and an investigation is ongoing. There is no known epidemiologic link between the horses on the Duval County premises and the positive cases reported in early March in Marion County. Visit //www.FDACS.gov/ai for additional information. ;

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