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Virginia, United States
Alert ID: 997
August 27, 2018

Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services confirmed of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) in an American Quarter Horse stabled in Chesapeake, Virginia. The horse had an incomplete vaccination history and was euthanized due to its illness. This is the second case of EEE in Virginia in 2018. For more information go to: http://www.vdacs.virginia.gov/animals-eastern-equine-encephalitis.shtml