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Eastern Equine Encephalitis
Marion County, FL
Alert ID: 50
June 23, 2015

June 23, 2015--A new case in Marion County has been confirmed with EEE. The horse, a 1.5 year old TB colt had not been off the property since being purchased six months prior and the current owner did not know the vaccination history but had not administered any vaccines since purchase. Clinical signs began June 14th and progressed until the horse was unable to stand on June 17th and was euthanized due to poor prognosis. The case was confirmed positive by the Florida Department of Health on June 23th. This is the first confirmed case in Marion County and the seventh positive in Florida since the beginning of the year
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