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Equine Influenza

Providence County, RI

Outbreak Identifier: 4672

Alert ID: 2060

May 04, 2021

Confirmed Case(s) - Official Quarantine

Source: Rhode Island State Veterinarian

Number Confirmed: 4;
Number Suspected: 8;
Number Exposed: 4;
Facility Type: Boarding Facility;
Confirmation Date: 5/4/2021;
Notes: Several horses attended a show in New York and developed fevers upon return. The attending veterinarian examined and submitted samples for respiratory profiles on 4 clinical animals. Laboratory confirmed equine influenza on all the horses sampled. The state issued a quarantine of the affected farm on 5/4/21. For more information about Equine Influenza go to https://aaep.org/sites/default/files/Documents/Outside%20Linked%20Documents/DiseaseFactsheet_EquineInfluenza_FINAL-Cobranded.pdf;

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