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Eastern Equine Encephalitis

Jefferson and Walton Counties, FL

Alert ID: 232

June 27, 2016

On June 24, two new EEE case were confirmed, one each in Jefferson and Walton County, Florida. The Jefferson County case, an 8 year old Draft horse, became clinical on June 16 and had previous vaccination history in September 2015. The gelding was euthanized for humane reasons. The Walton County case had no vaccination history and no reported travel history with in the past month. Clinical signs began on June 17 and the horse died of natural causes on June 19. This is the first confirmed EEE case in Jefferson and Walton County and the fifth and sixth confirmed cases in Florida for 2016.

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