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.



Equine Herpesvirus- Neurologic
Prince George's County, MD
Outbreak Identifier: 6229
Alert ID: 3689
April 17, 2024
Confirmed Case(s) - Official Quarantine

Stronach Group Medical Director

Number Confirmed: 1; 
Number Suspected: 2; 

Horse 1: 
Breed: Thoroughbred (TB); Clinical Signs: One horse was identified with hind limb ataxia but no history of fever. It was positive on nasal swab but not in blood. The horse isolated with it is a pony horse who had been working with the horse but has shown no signs of disease as of April 17. Barn 33 at Laurel Park Racetrack is quarantined.;
Equine Infectious Anemia
Bulkley-Nechako B, BC
Outbreak Identifier: 6228
Alert ID: 3688
April 17, 2024
Confirmed Case(s) - Official Quarantine

Canadian Food Inspection Agency

Number Confirmed: 1; 
Number Suspected: Unknown; 
Number Exposed: Unknown; 
Comments: On April 15, 2024, positive equine infectious anemia (EIA) results were confirmed by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) national reference laboratory for a horse located on a premises in the regional district of Bulkley-Nechako, British Columbia. The owners requested an accredited veterinarian test the horse for EIA to fulfill a barn biosecurity requirement. No clinical signs were noted at the time of sampling. A CFIA investigation is underway and as per program policy, movement controls have been placed on the infected horse and any on-premises contact animals. Initial reports indicate there are several other equines on the affected premises. Movement controls will remain until all disease response activities have been completed, including follow-up testing and ordering the destruction of confirmed cases. Trace-out activities may require the CFIA to undertake actions at additional premises as outlined in the current policy.;
Strangles
Spokane County, WA
Outbreak Identifier: 6227
Alert ID: 3687
April 17, 2024
Confirmed Case(s) - Voluntary Quarantine

State Veterinarian Office.

Number Confirmed: 1; 
Facility Type: Boarding Facility; 
Comments: Under vet care and isolated.;
Eastern Equine Encephalitis
Marion County, FL
Outbreak Identifier: 6226
Alert ID: 3686
April 16, 2024
Confirmed Case(s) - No Quarantine

Florida Department of Agriculture, Animal Industry Division

Number Confirmed: 1; 
Number Euthanized: 1; 
Facility Type: Private Facility;
Strangles
Lake County, FL
Outbreak Identifier: 6225
Alert ID: 3685
April 16, 2024
Confirmed Case(s) - Official Quarantine

Florida Department of Agriculture, Animal Industry Division

Number Confirmed: 1; 
Number Suspected: 1; 
Number Exposed: 1; 
Facility Type: Private Facility;
Strangles
Gilchrist County, FL
Outbreak Identifier: 6224
Alert ID: 3684
April 16, 2024
Confirmed Case(s) - Official Quarantine

Florida Department of Agriculture, Animal Industry Division

Number Confirmed: 1; 
Number Suspected: 1; 
Facility Type: Private Facility;
Strangles
Sarasota County, FL
Outbreak Identifier: 6223
Alert ID: 3683
April 16, 2024
Confirmed Case(s) - Official Quarantine

Florida Department of Agriculture, Animal Industry Division

Number Confirmed: 1; 
Number Exposed: 4; 
Facility Type: Stable;
Strangles
Sarasota County, FL
Outbreak Identifier: 6222
Alert ID: 3682
April 16, 2024
Suspected Case - Official Quarantine

Florida Department of Agriculture, Animal Industry Division

Number Suspected: 2; 
Number Exposed: 4; 
Facility Type: Stable;
Strangles
Bay County, FL
Outbreak Identifier: 6221
Alert ID: 3681
April 16, 2024
Exposed Horses - Official Quarantine

Florida Department of Agriculture, Animal Industry Division

Number Exposed: 3; 
Facility Type: Stable;
Strangles
Bay County, FL
Outbreak Identifier: 6220
Alert ID: 3680
April 16, 2024
Confirmed Case(s) - Official Quarantine

Florida Department of Agriculture, Animal Industry Division

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