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Eastern Equine Encephalitis

Washburn County, WI

Alert ID: 952

July 27, 2018

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

On Thursday, July 26, 2018, the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection confirmed a case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis in a 6-year-old unvaccinated Belgian mare from Washburn County. The mare presented with neurological signs and was examined on July 20, 2018. The horse died or was euthanized and brain tissue samples were submitted to the diagnostic laboratory on July 21, 2018. This is the first case of EEE in Wisconsin for 2018.

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