Disease Alerts

Source: Florida Department Agriculture and Consumer Services

Number Suspected: 1; 
Number Exposed: 2; 
Comments: Update: Suspected horse was tested, results were negative for strangles. Quarantine will be lifted, recommended biosecurity and isolation were discussed.; 
Previous Alerts: 2871

Source: State vet office

Number Confirmed: 1; 
Number Exposed: Unknown; 
Facility Type: Training Facility; 
Comments: A horse at a training facility in Kittitas County has tested positive for Strangles. The horse is under private vet care and has not been off property but many others come and go. For more information go to: https://www.equinediseasecc.org/strangles

Source: Florida Department Agriculture and Consumer Services

Number Confirmed: 2; 
Number Exposed: Unknown; 
Breed: Miniature Horse; Onset of Clinical Signs: 12/26/2022;
Clinical Signs: Dyspnea, Bilateral guttural pouch empyema, Fever; Confirmation Date: 1/5/2023; Horse Status: Recovering; 
Comments: This is the 4th confirmed case of Strangles for Florida in 2023. For more information go to: https://www.equinediseasecc.org/strangles

Source: Florida Department Agriculture and Consumer Services

Number Exposed: 5; 
Comments: This is a suspect case of Strangles for Florida. 1 horse exposed to a previously confirmed case. Official quarantine placed while laboratory confirmation is pending. For more information about Strangles go to: https://www.equinediseasecc.org/strangles

Source: Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development

Number Confirmed: 1; 
Number Suspected: 2; 
Age: 22; Gender: Gelding; Breed: Arabian; Onset of Clinical Signs: 11/25/2022;
Clinical Signs: Nasal discharge, ruptured abscess; Confirmation Date: 1/25/2023; Horse Status: Recovering; Vaccination Status: Unvaccinated;
Comments: A horse in Ottawa County has tested positive for Strangles. For more information go to: https://www.equinediseasecc.org/strangles

Source: Florida Department Agriculture and Consumer Services

Number Confirmed: 1; 
Number Exposed: 14; 
Age: 11; Gender: Mare; Onset of Clinical Signs: 1/20/2023;
Clinical Signs: Fever, Stridor, Guttural Pouch, Empyema; Confirmation Date: 1/23/2023; Horse Status: Affected And Alive; 
Comments: This is the 3rd confirmed case of Strangles for Florida in 2023. For more information go to: https://www.equinediseasecc.org/strangles

Source: Kentucky Department of Agriculture

Facility Type: Racetrack; 
Comments: Movement of horses from Gulfstream to Kentucky Tracks: Horses moving from Gulfstream racetrack (or having recently been on the grounds) can be allowed entry if the horse meets the published requirements for entry in addition to the modifications listed below: Prior to a horse destined to a Kentucky track/training facility departing, the horse’s trainer or veterinarian is to contact the equine medical director, or his designated person, and provide required information on each horse that is seeking approval to move to the track. Approval of a designated horse to enter the Kentucky destination track by that track’s equine medical director is based on the condition that the horse is to be temperature monitored and recorded twice daily for seven (7) days post arrival with the temperature logs posted on the stall. Any elevated fever or other sign or suspicion of illness shall immediately be reported to the equine medical director. The horse is to travel on a Health Certificate showing examination and issuance of the certificate performed the day of departure or during the 12hours immediately preceding the departure. The certificate shall have the EHV vaccination recorded on it as well as the date the equine medical director approved the move and the estimated time of departure and KY arrival. These requirements are being adjusted in consultation with the track’s equine medical directors and are subject to change without any advanced notice being provided should the disease event at Gulfstream Park change.;

Source: Florida Department Agriculture and Consumer Services

Number Confirmed: 1; 
Number Exposed: 188;

Facility: Racetrack 
Comments: The index horses was euthanized on 1/22/2023 due to progressing symptoms and poor quality of life. An official quarantine was placed on barn 21 housing 174 exposed horses. A minimum 21 day countdown beginning on 1/21/2023 has been set, a logged twice daily temperature check has been implemented, along with biosecurity measures including footbaths and PPE. Gulfstream Park has instituted security around the barn with limited access and erected a fenced perimeter around the barn. The 2023 Pegasus World Cup will continue as scheduled, none of the exposed horses will be participating in the event. Horses that previously left the facility during the previous 14 days were identified, owners/trainers were informed and advised to isolate and conduct twice daily temperature checks. All states with traces have been contacted.; 
Previous Alerts: 2875

Source: Florida Department Agriculture and Consumer Services

Number Suspected: 1; 
Number Exposed: 67; 
Comments: Suspected case tested negative on PCR for S. equi, quarantine has been lifted.; 
Previous Alerts: 2872

Source: Clemson Livestock Poultry Health

Number Confirmed: 1; 
Age: Yearling; Gender: Colt; Breed: Quarter Horse (QH); 
Horse Status: Deceased; Vaccination Status: Status Unknown;
Comments: This is the first case of EEE in South Carolina for 2023. For more information go to: https://www.equinediseasecc.org/eastern-equine-encephalitis