Equine Disease Communication Center

Updates on current disease outbreaks are listed on our EDCC website 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. All information is sourced from: http://equinediseasecc.org/alerts/outbreaks

Outbreak Alert: August 29, 2021 – West Nile Virus in Malheur County, OR

April 18, 2024August 30, 2021 by Equine Disease Communication Center

Source: Idaho Department of Agriculture and Oregon Department of Agriculture Number Confirmed: 1; Number Exposed: 30; Facility Type: Private Facility; Age: 15; Gender: Mare; Breed: Paint; Onset of Clinical Signs: 8/24/2021; Clinical Signs: facial/skin fasciculations, tachycardia, tachypnea, Hyperesthetic muzzle; Confirmation Date: 8/27/2021; Horse Status: Affected And Alive; Vaccination Status: Status …

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Outbreak Alert: August 27, 2021 – West Nile Virus in multiple counties in ID, CO, CA

April 18, 2024August 27, 2021 by Equine Disease Communication Center

West Nile Virus in Malheur County, ID Source: Idaho Department of Agriculture Number Confirmed: 1; Number Exposed: 30; Facility Type: Private Facility; Age: 15; Gender: Mare; Breed: Paint; Onset of Clinical Signs: 8/24/2021; Clinical Signs: facial/skin fasciculations, tachycardia, tachypnea, Hyperesthetic muzzle; Confirmation Date: 8/27/2021; Horse Status: Affected And Alive; Vaccination …

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Outbreak Alert: August 20, 2021 – West Nile Virus in Blaine County, ID

April 18, 2024August 23, 2021 by Equine Disease Communication Center

Source: Idaho State Department of Agriculture Number Confirmed: 1; Facility Type: Farm; Age: 9; Gender: Gelding; Breed: Quarter Horse (QH); Onset of Clinical Signs: 8/13/2021; Clinical Signs: Severe Ataxia, Abrasions on Limbs from Being Down; Confirmation Date: 8/20/2021; Horse Status: Recovering; Vaccination Status: Unvaccinated; Notes: For more information about WNV …

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Outbreak Alert: August 16, 2021 – West Nile Virus in Sacramento County, CA & Potomac Horse Fever in Franklin County, WA

April 18, 2024August 17, 2021 by Equine Disease Communication Center

West Nile Virus in Sacramento County, CA Source: California Department of Food and Agriculture Number Confirmed: 1; Facility Type: Private Facility; Age: 3; Gender: Mare; Breed: Quarter Horse (QH); Onset of Clinical Signs: 8/10/2021; Clinical Signs: Hind limb ataxia, Inappetance, Distal Limb Edema; Confirmation Date: 8/16/2021; Horse Status: Affected And …

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Outbreak Alert: August 14, 2021 – West Nile Virus in Lemhi County, ID

April 18, 2024August 14, 2021 by Equine Disease Communication Center

Source: Idaho State Department of Agriculture Number Confirmed: 1; Number Exposed: 10; Facility Type: Private Facility; Age: 14; Gender: Mare; Breed: Quarter Horse Cross; Onset of Clinical Signs: 8/10/2021; Clinical Signs: Difficulty Standing, Facial Paralysis, Neurologic Signs- Severe, Recumbent; Confirmation Date: 10/13/2021; Horse Status: Euthanized; Vaccination Status: Unvaccinated; Notes: The …

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Outbreak Alert: August 12, 2021 – Equine Herpesvirus-Neurologic in Sonoma and Sacramento Counties, CA

April 18, 2024August 12, 2021 by Equine Disease Communication Center

Source: California Department of Food and Agriculture Number Confirmed: 7; Number Suspected: 6; Number Exposed: 0; Facility Type: Showgrounds; Notes: Update 8/12/2021: original alerts 2139, 2141, 2145, 2146, and 2151; No additional cases or clinical signs at the Sonoma County event center or the Sacramento County origin premises have been …

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Outbreak Alert: August 11, 2021 – West Nile Virus in Twin Falls County, ID

April 18, 2024August 11, 2021 by Equine Disease Communication Center

Source: Idaho State Department of Agriculture Number Confirmed: 1; Facility Type: Private Facility; Age: 3; Gender: Gelding; Breed: Quarter Horse (QH); Onset of Clinical Signs: 7/24/2021; Clinical Signs: Ataxia, Muscle Fasciculations; Confirmation Date: 8/6/2021; Horse Status: Affected And Alive; Vaccination Status: Unvaccinated; Notes: A horse at a private facility in …

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Outbreak Alert: August 7, 2021 – West Nile Virus in Yakima and Kittitas Counties, WA & Fresno County, CA

April 18, 2024August 8, 2021 by Equine Disease Communication Center

Source: State Veterinarian Yakima County Number Confirmed: 1; Facility Type: Private Facility; Horse Status: Deceased; Vaccination Status: Unvaccinated; Yakima County Number Confirmed: 1; Number Exposed: Not Reported; Facility Type: Private Facility; Horse Status: Affected and Alive Vaccination Status: Undervaccinated; Kittitas County Number Confirmed: 1; Number Suspected: Not Reported; Number Exposed: …

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Outbreak Alert: August 5, 2021 – Equine Herpesvirus-Neurologic in Sonoma County, CA

April 18, 2024August 5, 2021 by Equine Disease Communication Center

Source: California Department of Food and Agriculture Number Confirmed: 7; Number Suspected: 6; Number Exposed: 0; Facility Type: Showgrounds; Age: 6; Gender: Mare; Breed: Warmblood (WB); Onset of Clinical Signs: 7/23/2021; Clinical Signs: Hind-end Weakness, limb edema, Nystagmus, Recumbency; Confirmation Date: 7/24/2021; Horse Status: Euthanized; Vaccination Status: Vaccinated; Notes: Update …

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Outbreak Alert: July 31, 2021 – West Nile Virus – Weld County, CO

April 18, 2024August 3, 2021 by Equine Disease Communication Center

Outbreak Alert: July 31, 2021 – West Nile Virus, Weld County, CO Source: Colorado Department or Agriculture Number Confirmed: 1; Clinical Signs: Neurologic Signs; Vaccination Status: Unvaccinated; Notes: A horse residing in Weld County has been diagnosed with West Nile Virus (WNV), marking Colorado’s first confirmed equine WNV case in 2021. The horse, which had …

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