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Suffolk County, NY
Outbreak Identifier: 5873
Alert ID: 3312
September 15, 2023
Confirmed Case(s) - No Quarantine

NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets, Division of Animal Industry

Number Confirmed: 1; 
Number Exposed: Unknown; 
Age: 5; Gender: Mare; Onset of Clinical Signs: 9/10/2023;
Clinical Signs: Mare was off feed, had facial fasciculations, was disoriented, was hypermetric when walking, ataxic on all 4, found leaning in stall. Could not take temp to assess.; Horse Status: Recovering; Vaccination Status: Unvaccinated;