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Frederick County, VA
Outbreak Identifier: 5444
Alert ID: 2833
December 09, 2022
Confirmed Case(s) - Official Quarantine

State Department of Agricuture

Number Confirmed: 1
Number Suspected: 19
Number Exposed: 19
Facility Type: Boarding Facility
Age: 20; Gender: Gelding; Onset of Clinical Signs: 12/5/2022;
Clinical Signs: ataxia in rear, dribbling urine; Confirmation Date: 12/7/2022; Horse Status: Affected And Alive; Vaccination Status: Vaccinated
Comments: All of the horses on this premises are turned out together in a large pasture. For more information, go to https://www.equinediseasecc.org/equine-herpesvirus