Publish date:

Apr 19, 2020

EEE Claims Two Yearlings in Florida

Quarter Horse yearlings residing in Polk and Orange Counties, Florida, are deceased.

Author:

The Florida Department of Agriculture reported that two horses dies of Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE).

The first case was in a yearling Quarter Horse colt in Polk County that had been vaccinated one year prior to his illness that is now deceased.

The second case was in a yearling Quarter Horse colt in Orange County that was unvaccinated and is now deceased.

Information for this report was provided by the Equine Disease Communication Center.

A Polk County, Florida, horse was euthanized due to EEE.

A horse each in Jefferson and Madison Counties in Florida are now dead due to Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE).

Quarter Horse youngsters in Jefferson and Bay Counties in Florida were confirmed with Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE).

A Quarter Horse mare in Volusia County, Florida, was the first confirmed case of EEE in that state this year.

The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has confirmed strangles at premises in St. Lucie and Leon Counties.

Holmes, Jackson and Baker Counties in Florida reported EEE cases, and a Broward County boarding stable had a confirmed case of strangles.

Eight horses were confirmed with equine influenza in Polk County, Florida, with 25 others exposed.

There were five confirmed cases of Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) in Florida and one confirmed case of Western equine encephalitis (WEE) in Utah.

At least 18 horses have been euthanized due to Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) in multiple Florida counties since February.

EEE in Florida Horse