Disease Alerts

Updates on current disease outbreaks are listed here as they occur and will include the date listed, disease name, location and current status. Specific premises will not be named but the general location by town, county and state will be listed. When locations, events or horses are at risk they will be listed. Updates will be posted as they are received.



Strangles
Emmet County, MI
Outbreak Identifier: 6243
Alert ID: 3706
May 03, 2024
Confirmed Case(s) - Voluntary Quarantine

Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development

Number Confirmed: 1; 
Number Exposed: 14; 

Horse 1: 
Age: 7; Gender: Gelding; Breed: Friesian; Onset of Clinical Signs: 4/1/2024; Clinical Signs: Fever, nasal discharge; Confirmation Date: 4/24/2024; Horse Status: Affected And Alive; Vaccination Status: Status Unknown;
Strangles
Midland County, MI
Outbreak Identifier: 6242
Alert ID: 3705
May 03, 2024
Confirmed Case(s) - Voluntary Quarantine

Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development

Number Confirmed: 1; 
Number Exposed: 13; 

Horse 1: 
Age: 21; Gender: Mare; Breed: Quarter Horse (QH); Clinical Signs: Intermittent nasal discharge; Confirmation Date: 5/1/2024; Horse Status: Affected And Alive; Vaccination Status: Status Unknown;

Comments: Owner acquired horse in October of 2023 and owner reports horse had nasal discharge when acquired. Horse has continued to have intermittent nasal discharge. Horse examined by a veterinarian for the discharge on April 30, 2024 and was subsequently tested for Strangles at that time.;
Strangles
Levy County, FL
Outbreak Identifier: 6241
Alert ID: 3704
May 01, 2024
Confirmed Case(s) - Official Quarantine

Florida Department of Agriculture, Animal Industry Division

Number Confirmed: 1; 
Number Suspected: 1; 
Facility Type: Private Facility;
Strangles
Cochise County, AZ
Outbreak Identifier: 6240
Alert ID: 3703
May 01, 2024
Confirmed Case(s) - Voluntary Quarantine

Attending Veterinarian

Number Confirmed: 1; 
Number Suspected: 4; 
Number Exposed: 10; 
Facility Type: Private Facility; 
Comments: This case is 90 miles away from the previously reported case on April 27, 2024 in alert #3700.;
Strangles
City of Kawartha Lakes, ON
Outbreak Identifier: 6239
Alert ID: 3702
April 30, 2024
Confirmed Case(s) - Voluntary Quarantine

OMAFRA

Number Confirmed: 1; 
Number Suspected: 3; 
Number Exposed: Unknown; 

Horse 1: 
Gender: Mare; Clinical Signs: This mare was examined for signs of nasal discharge and an unrelenting fever on April 23.; 

Comments: Under veterinary supervision, the farm owner has voluntarily restricted animal movement and implemented infection control procedures.;
Eastern Equine Encephalitis
Polk County, FL
Outbreak Identifier: 6238
Alert ID: 3701
April 29, 2024
Confirmed Case(s) - No Quarantine

Florida Department of Agriculture, Animal Industry Division

Number Confirmed: 1; 
Number Exposed: 9; 
Number Euthanized: 1; 
Facility Type: Boarding Facility;
Strangles
Cochise County, AZ
Outbreak Identifier: 6237
Alert ID: 3700
April 27, 2024
Confirmed Case(s) - Voluntary Quarantine

Attending Veterinarian

Number Confirmed: 1; 
Number Suspected: Unknown; 
Number Exposed: Unknown; 
Facility Type: Private Facility;
Strangles
Emmet County, MI
Outbreak Identifier: 6236
Alert ID: 3699
April 26, 2024
Confirmed Case(s) - Voluntary Quarantine

Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development

Number Confirmed: 1; 
Number Suspected: Unknown; 
Number Exposed: Unknown; 

Horse 1: 
Age: 17; Gender: Gelding; Breed: Quarter Horse (QH); Onset of Clinical Signs: 4/4/2024; Clinical Signs: Fever, submandibular abscess; Confirmation Date: 4/12/2024; Horse Status: Recovering; Vaccination Status: Unvaccinated;

Comments: Case information reported to MDARD on April 26, 2024.;
Strangles
Ottawa County, MI
Outbreak Identifier: 6187
Alert ID: 3698
April 25, 2024
Confirmed Case(s) - Voluntary Quarantine

Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development

Number Confirmed: 7; 
Number Suspected: Unknown; 
Number Exposed: 27; 
Comments: Outbreak was previously reported under cases 3641, 3647, 3659, & 3696. This is a new case in an 11-year-old Quarter Horse mare, bringing the total confirmed cases at the premises to seven.; 
Previous Alerts: 3696, 3659, 3647, 3641
Equine Herpesvirus- Neurologic
Stark County, ND
Outbreak Identifier: 6235
Alert ID: 3697
April 24, 2024
Confirmed Case(s) - Official Quarantine

State Veterinarian

Number Confirmed: 1; 
Number Exposed: 20; 
Number Euthanized: 1; 
Facility Type: Private Facility; 

Horse 1: 
Age: 11; Gender: Gelding; Breed: Quarter Horse (QH); Usage: Pleasure Riding; Onset of Clinical Signs: 4/16/2024; Clinical Signs: Neurological symptoms, horse was down, paddling. Euthanized; Confirmation Date: 4/17/2024; Horse Status: Euthanized; Vaccination Status: Status Unknown;

Comments: There are about 20 other horses on the premise that are quarantined and monitored daily.;