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Baker County, FL
Outbreak Identifier: 5608
Alert ID: 3017
May 15, 2023
Confirmed Case(s) - No Quarantine

Florida Department Agriculture and Consumer Services

Number Confirmed: 1; 
Number Suspected: Unknown; 
Number Exposed: Unknown; 
Age: 9; Gender: Mare; Breed: Quarter Horse (QH); Onset of Clinical Signs: 5/5/2023;
Clinical Signs: Fever Non ambulatory Lateral recumbency; Confirmation Date: 5/12/2023; Horse Status: Euthanized; 
Comments: This is the 5th confirmed case of EEE in Florida for 2023

https://www.equinediseasecc.org/eastern-equine-encephalitis