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Eastern Equine Encephalitis

Monroe County, WI

Alert ID: 577

July 31, 2017

Source: Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection

On July 28th the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection received notice of two confirmed cases of EEE. Both affected horses were yearling fillies owned by the same owner residing in Monroe County. It was reported that both fillies were vaccinated in November 2016 and again in December 2016 but had not been vaccinated in 2017. One of the fillies died and one was euthanized after both showed severe neurologic signs. Cases confirmed (PCR) at WVDL. No quarantine was issued. These are the first cases of EEE reported in Wisconsin in 2017.

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