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.



West Nile Virus
Grant county, WI
Outbreak Identifier: 5886
Alert ID: 3327
September 18, 2023
Confirmed Case(s) - No Quarantine

Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection

Number Confirmed: 1; 
Number Exposed: Unknown; 
Facility Type: Private Facility; 
Age: 10; Gender: Mare; Breed: Quarter Horse (QH); Onset of Clinical Signs: 9/7/2023;
Clinical Signs: partial inappetence, lethargy, hyperesthesia, muscle fasciculations, biphasic fever; Confirmation Date: 9/15/2023; Horse Status: Recovering; Vaccination Status: Unvaccinated;