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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.



Geauga County, OH
Outbreak Identifier: 7293
Alert ID: 4834
January 12, 2026
Confirmed Case(s) - Official Quarantine

State Dept of Agriculture

Number Confirmed: 1; 
Number Exposed: 28; 
Number Euthanized: 1; 
Facility Type: Boarding Facility; 

Horse 1: 
Age: 15; Gender: Mare; Breed: Standardbred; Usage: Breeding; Clinical Signs: Acutely down, neurologic; Confirmation Date: 1/9/2026; Horse Status: Euthanized; Vaccination Status: Status Unknown;

Comments: The two Geauga county cases are unrelated and not epidemiologically linked.;