Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Number Confirmed: 1;
Number Exposed: 74;
Facility Type: Racetrack;
Horse 1:
Age: 2; Gender: Filly; Breed: Thoroughbred (TB); Usage: Racing; Onset of Clinical Signs: 12/8/2025; Confirmation Date: 12/10/2025; Horse Status: Affected And Alive;
Comments: As of Dec 11, 2025 a single case of neurologic EHV-1 has been confirmed within the state of Florida. At this point in time, no other confirmed or suspect cases have been identified. The affected horse, a Thoroughbred racehorse originating from Tampa Bay Downs, is currently undergoing treatment in an isolation facility. The index case affected barn and epidemiological linked barn at Tampa Bay Downs have been quarantined and the remainder of the facility is under increased disease surveillance at the direction of the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The affected horse had been on-site at Tampa Bay Downs since late October, with no known connections to the ongoing U.S. EHM outbreak in Western performance horses.;