An adult pony with no known vaccine history and no recent travel history has contracted the mosquito borne viral disease, Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) in Washington County, Florida.
Public domain image/Dusan Bicanski
This is the second EEE case reported in Washington County and the 13th case seen in Florida to date.
Clinical signs of EEE began on July 9 and the horse was euthanized for humane reasons the same day.
For more information on EEE, visit the AAEP website
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