The Northwest Horse Source
October 25th, 2022
This alert is an equine related disease outbreak or other emergency, disaster, or critical announcement in our distribution area.

Outbreak Alert: October 21, 2022 - Equine Infectious Anemia in Yakima County, WA

Equine Infectious Anemia
Written by: Press

Source: WSDA Confirmed Case(s) - Official Quarantine Number Confirmed: 2 Number Exposed: 5 Facility Type: Private Facility Age: 7 Gender: Gelding Breed: Quarter Horse (QH) Age: 8 Gender: Gelding Breed: Quarter Horse (QH) Comments: On October 19th, two racing Quarter Horse geldings, a 7-year-old, and an 8-year-old, were confirmed positive for Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA). The two geldings reside at separate facilities in Yakima County but were housed together earlier …

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Outbreak Alerts: Oct 24, 2022 West Nile Virus in Kings County, CA

Equine Infectious Anemia
Written by: Press

Confirmed Case(s) - No Quarantine Source: California Department of Food and Agriculture Number Confirmed: 1 Age: Suckling Foal Gender: Colt Breed: Quarter Horse (QH) Onset of Clinical Signs: 9/23/2022 Clinical Signs: down, paddling Confirmation Date: 10/21/2022 Horse Status: Deceased Vaccination Status: Unvaccinated Comments: On October 21, 2022, a 6-month-old unvaccinated Quarter Horse colt in Kings County, displaying acute neurological signs, was confirmed positive for West Nile Virus. The colt died. …

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Alerts regularly include Washington, Oregon, Idaho, California, and sometimes Utah, Nevada, Colorado, Wyoming and Arizona.
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