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Piroplasmosis
Rutherford County, TN
Alert ID: 268
August 12, 2016
The state veterinarian’s office is investigating an outbreak of Equine Piroplasmosis (EP) in a group of racing Quarter Horses in Tennessee. Seventeen horses have tested positive; all are connected to the same location in Rutherford County. The investigation is ongoing. For more information go to: https://www.tn.gov/agriculture/news/44758