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Sumter County, FL
Alert ID: 321
September 20, 2016
On September 19, a new EEE case was confirmed in Sumter County, Florida. The 11 year old Quarter Horse mare was last vaccinated for EEE in late Summer 2015 per the owner and had no recent travel history. Clinical signs began on August 13 and the horse was euthanized for humane reasons later the same day. This is the first confirmed EEE case in Sumter County and case 20 in Florida for 2016.