Equine Disease Communication Center

On Episode 55 of the Disease Du Jour podcast, we talk to Dr. Nat White about diseases reported on through the Equine Disease Communication Center (EDCC).

A property in Snohomish County, Washington, reported a confirmed case of equine strangles with eight horses exposed.

Horses at a boarding facility in Martin County and a private facility in Marion County are undergoing testing for equine strangles.

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A Warmblood mare was confirmed with neurologic equine herpesvirus at a boarding facility in Marion County, Florida.

The Washington state veterinarian reported a positive equine strangles case and two exposed horses at a facility in Snohomish County.

The Regional Municipality of Peel and the Regional Municipality of Niagara in Ontario, Canada, reported cases of neurologic equine herpesvirus.

Equine infectious anemia (EIA) was confirmed in a Quarter Horse mare at a training facility in Riverside County, California.

Confirmed cases of equine strangles with other horses exposed occurred in Indian River and Martin Counties in Florida.

Respiratory equine herpesvirus (EHV-1) and equine influenza were confirmed at boarding facilities in Kitsap County, Washington.

A boarding farm in Kitsap County, Washington, had confirmed and suspected cases of equine influenza in February 2021.

The Texas Animal Health Commission reported a confirmed cast of equine infectious anemia (EIA) in Dallas County, Texas.

An Ontario private equine facility euthanized three horses due to neurologic problems and had two additional horses confirmed with EHV-1.

The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services reported a confirmed case of neurologic equine herpesvirus in a Hanover County horse.

A gelding is recovering after testing positive for strangles in Kent County, Michigan.

A gelding at a private facility in Pasco County, Florida, was confirmed with equine herpesvirus type 4.

The Massachusetts State Veterinarian has confirmed a respiratory case of equine herpesvirus in Plymouth County on the last day of 2020.

Horses positive for EHV-1 and showing neurologic signs were confirmed in Oregon and California.

Equine influenza was confirmed in Lewis County and pigeon fever in Spokane County in Washington state.

Three horses were confirmed positive for equine influenza in Thurston County, Washington, after attending a barrel racing competition.

All four confirmed horses were euthanized due to complications of Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE).

EHM was diagnosed in horses on farms in Erie and Schuyler Counties, New York, and Hanover County, Virginia.

The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) has confirmed a diagnosis of equine herpesvirus myeloencephalopathy (EHM) in two horses in Virginia.