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Updates on current disease outbreaks are listed here as they occur and will include the date listed, disease name, location and current status. Specific premises will not be named but the general location by town, county and state will be listed. When locations, events or horses are at risk they will be listed. Updates will be posted as they are received.



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Oswego County, NY
Outbreak Identifier: 6350
Alert ID: 3830
August 11, 2024
Confirmed Case(s) - No Quarantine

NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets, Division of Animal Industry

Number Confirmed: 1; 
Number Exposed: Unknown; 
Number Euthanized: 1; 
Facility Type: Farm; 

Horse 1: 
Age: 29; Gender: Gelding; Breed: Standardbred; Onset of Clinical Signs: 7/28/2024; Clinical Signs: stumbling, falling over, intermittent recumbency, fasciculations on the muzzle and left front leg, circling abnormally and front legs splayed wide apart; Horse Status: Euthanized; Vaccination Status: Unvaccinated;
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