FIRST CASE OF EASTERN EQUINE ENCEPHALITIS CONFIRMED IN VIRGINIA
Submitted by: Elaine Lidholm, Va. Dept. of Agriculture & Consumer Services
The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) has confirmed the first case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) in a horse this year. The 15-month old male pony was from Virginia Beach and was unvaccinated for EEE. He was sick for two days with a high fever and abnormal neurologic signs, euthanized on September 19 and samples were taken to the VDACS Regional Animal Health Laboratory in Ivor for necropsy on September 26, 2008. |
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