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Updates on current disease outbreaks are listed here as they occur and will include the date listed, disease name, location and current status. Specific premises will not be named but the general location by town, county and state will be listed. When locations, events or horses are at risk they will be listed. Updates will be posted as they are received.



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Ballard County, KY
Outbreak Identifier: 4973
Alert ID: 2317
October 28, 2021
Confirmed Case(s) - No Quarantine

Kentucky Department of Agriculture

Number Confirmed: 1;
Age: 18; Gender: Gelding; Breed: Tennessee Walking Horses; Onset of Clinical Signs: 10/21/2021;
Clinical Signs: Muscle Fasciculations, Neurologic Abnormalities, Proprioceptive Disorder; Confirmation Date: 10/26/2021; Horse Status: Recovering; Vaccination Status: Unvaccinated;
Notes: For more information about West Nile Virus go to the WNV factsheet.