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Chippewa County, WI
Alert ID: 662
September 15, 2017

Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection confirmed Eastern Equine Encephalitis in an 8-year old unvaccinated Quarter Horse gelding with neurologic signs (stumbling, grinding of teeth, and head pressing) on 9/4/17. The horse was euthanized when it went down on 9/5/17. This is the 14th case of EEE in Wisconsin in 2017.