Disease Alerts

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

Horse 1: 
Age: 4; Gender: Mare; Breed: Quarter Horse (QH); Onset of Clinical Signs: 10/10/2024; Clinical Signs: Muscle twitching, incoordination and Weakness in hind limbs.; Confirmation Date: 10/18/2024; Horse Status: Affected And Alive; Vaccination Status: Unvaccinated;

Comments: This is Florida's 7th confirmed case of WNV for 2024;

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

Horse 1: 
Age: 6; Gender: Gelding; Breed: Quarter Horse (QH); Usage: Pleasure Riding; Onset of Clinical Signs: 10/15/2024; Clinical Signs: Lethargic, Muscle Fasciculation (Face/Shoulder); Confirmation Date: 10/18/2024; Horse Status: Affected And Alive; Vaccination Status: Unvaccinated;

Comments: This is Kentucky's 8th West Nile Virus equine confirmed this calendar year;

Number Confirmed: 1; 
Number Exposed: 1; 

Horse 1: 
Gender: Gelding; Clinical Signs: This gelding was noted to be "not quite right" by the owner a few days before he was examined by the veterinarian on September 23rd who diagnosed a low grade fever, muscle fasciculations of the triceps muscle and sore front feet. Upon re-examination a few days later, he was noted to have twitching of the lower lip and ataxia. He has since recovered.; Confirmation Date: 10/10/2024; Horse Status: Recovered; Vaccination Status: Unvaccinated;

Comments: This is the 9th equine case of WNV in Ontario this year. To see past and present WNV cases in Ontario go to: https://www.oahn.ca/resources/ontario-equine-disease-alerts/ and enter the disease surveillance portal. To see past and present WNV cases in Canada, go to: https://cahss.ca/cahss-networks/equine and enter the equine dashboard.;

Number Confirmed: 1; 
Number Suspected: Unknown; 
Number Exposed: Unknown; 

Horse 1: 
Age: 2; Gender: Mare; Breed: Standardbred; Onset of Clinical Signs: 9/23/2024; Clinical Signs: Ataxia, muscle tremors, grand mal seizure; Confirmation Date: 10/8/2024; Horse Status: Unknown; Vaccination Status: Unvaccinated;

Number Confirmed: 2; 
Number Exposed: Unknown; 
Facility Type: Boarding Facility; 

Horse 1: 
Gender: Mare; Breed: Paint; Onset of Clinical Signs: 9/29/2024; Clinical Signs: Two mares that shared a paddock developed ataxia on September 29. One mare was also hyperaesthetic and had twitching of the muzzle.; Confirmation Date: 10/10/2024; Horse Status: Recovered; Vaccination Status: Unvaccinated;

Comments: These are the 7th and 8th equine cases of WNV in Ontario this year. To see past and present WNV cases in Ontario go to: https://www.oahn.ca/resources/ontario-equine-disease-alerts/ and enter the disease surveillance portal. To see past and present WNV cases in Canada, go to: https://cahss.ca/cahss-networks/equine and enter the equine dashboard.;

Number Confirmed: 1; 
Number Exposed: Unknown; 

Horse 1: 
Age: 3; Gender: Mare; Breed: Quarter Horse (QH); Onset of Clinical Signs: 10/4/2024; Clinical Signs: ataxia, lethargy; Confirmation Date: 10/10/2024; Horse Status: Affected And Alive; Vaccination Status: Status Unknown;

Comments: The seventh (7th) case of West Nile Virus in California in 2024 was confirmed in Tehama County. On October 10, 2024, a 3-year-old Quarter Horse mare with an unknown vaccine history in Tehama County displaying neurologic signs was confirmed positive for West Nile Virus. The mare is alive and recovering.;

Number Confirmed: 1; 
Number Suspected: Unknown; 
Number Exposed: Unknown; 
Comments: Unvaccinated. Recumbent, unable to rise.;

Number Confirmed: 1; 
Number Exposed: 3; 
Facility Type: Farm; 

Horse 1: 
Age: 9; Gender: Gelding; Breed: Thoroughbred (TB); Usage: Trail Riding; Onset of Clinical Signs: 8/13/2024; Clinical Signs: ataxia, lethargy, fever, inappetence, lip twitching; Confirmation Date: 8/30/2024; Horse Status: Recovered; Vaccination Status: Unvaccinated;

Number Confirmed: 1; 
Number Exposed: 10; 

Horse 1: 
Gender: Gelding; Breed: Quarter Horse (QH); Onset of Clinical Signs: 9/30/2024; Clinical Signs: Hind limb ataxia; Confirmation Date: 10/8/2024; Horse Status: Affected And Alive; Vaccination Status: Status Unknown;

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

Horse 1: 
Age: 4; Gender: Stallion; Breed: Paso Fino; Onset of Clinical Signs: 10/2/2024; Clinical Signs: Depression, elevated temperature, head shaking, muscle twitching, incoordination, weakness of hind limbs.; Confirmation Date: 10/9/2024; Horse Status: Recovering; Vaccination Status: Status Unknown;

Comments: This is the 6th confirmed case in Florida for 2024;