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.



Livingston County, MI
Outbreak Identifier: 5447
Alert ID: 2836
December 13, 2022
Confirmed Case(s) - No Quarantine

Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development

Number Confirmed: 1; 
Number Exposed: Unknown; 
Age: 22; Gender: Gelding; Breed: Quarter Horse (QH); Onset of Clinical Signs: 11/28/2022;
Clinical Signs: fever, ataxic, progressing to being recumbent; Horse Status: Euthanized; Vaccination Status: Unvaccinated;
Comments: A horse in Livingston County has tested positive for West Nile Virus. For more information go to: https://www.equinediseasecc.org/west-nile-virus