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Garrard County, KY

Outbreak Identifier: 6935

Alert ID: 4449

July 31, 2025

Confirmed Case(s) - Official Quarantine

Source: Kentucky Department of Agriculture

Number Confirmed: 1;
Number Exposed: 2;
Number Euthanized: 1;
Facility Type: Private Facility;

Horse 1:
Age: 24; Gender: Gelding; Breed: Quarter Horse (QH); Usage: Pleasure Riding; Onset of Clinical Signs: 7/23/2025; Clinical Signs: Owner advised he had previously noticed horse was not eating and was losing weight. ~7/23 horse developed head pressing and biting inanimate objects, appeared in pain, agitated, aggressive, and was neurologic; Confirmation Date: 7/28/2025; Horse Status: Euthanized; Vaccination Status: Unvaccinated;

Comments: This is the first Kentucky equine rabies case confirmed in 2025;

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