Disease Alerts

Number Confirmed: 1; 
Number Suspected: 1; 
Number Exposed: Unknown; 
Facility Type: Stable; 

Horse 1: 
Age: 8; Gender: Mare; Onset of Clinical Signs: 4/4/2024; Clinical Signs: Fever; Confirmation Date: 4/16/2024; Horse Status: Affected And Alive; Vaccination Status: Unvaccinated;

Comments: After purchasing;

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

Horse 1: 
Age: 25; Gender: Gelding; Breed: Tennessee Walking Horses; Onset of Clinical Signs: 3/28/2024; Clinical Signs: Severe abscess at right throat latch; Confirmation Date: 4/3/2024; Horse Status: Euthanized; Vaccination Status: Unvaccinated;

Number Confirmed: 2; 
Number Exposed: 4; 

Horse 1: 
Age: Weanling; Gender: Colt; Breed: Miniature Horse; Onset of Clinical Signs: 4/8/2024; Clinical Signs: Nasal discharge, fever; Confirmation Date: 4/12/2024; Horse Status: Affected And Alive; Vaccination Status: Unvaccinated;

Comments: Another miniature horse at the property was previously confirmed positive for strangles and reported as a case under alert ID 3656. The new case reported today brings the total case count for this outbreak to two.; 
Previous Alerts: 3656

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

Horse 1: 
Age: 17; Gender: Gelding; Breed: Quarter Horse (QH); Onset of Clinical Signs: 4/6/2024; Clinical Signs: nasal discharge, fever, decreased appetite; Horse Status: Affected And Alive; Vaccination Status: Unvaccinated;

Number Confirmed: 1; 
Number Suspected: 2; 

Horse 1: 
Breed: Thoroughbred (TB); Clinical Signs: One horse was identified with hind limb ataxia but no history of fever. It was positive on nasal swab but not in blood. The horse isolated with it is a pony horse who had been working with the horse but has shown no signs of disease as of April 17. Barn 33 at Laurel Park Racetrack is quarantined.;

Number Confirmed: 1; 
Number Suspected: Unknown; 
Number Exposed: Unknown; 
Comments: On April 15, 2024, positive equine infectious anemia (EIA) results were confirmed by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) national reference laboratory for a horse located on a premises in the regional district of Bulkley-Nechako, British Columbia. The owners requested an accredited veterinarian test the horse for EIA to fulfill a barn biosecurity requirement. No clinical signs were noted at the time of sampling. A CFIA investigation is underway and as per program policy, movement controls have been placed on the infected horse and any on-premises contact animals. Initial reports indicate there are several other equines on the affected premises. Movement controls will remain until all disease response activities have been completed, including follow-up testing and ordering the destruction of confirmed cases. Trace-out activities may require the CFIA to undertake actions at additional premises as outlined in the current policy.;

Number Confirmed: 1; 
Facility Type: Boarding Facility; 
Comments: Under vet care and isolated.;

Number Confirmed: 1; 
Number Euthanized: 1; 
Facility Type: Private Facility;

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

Number Confirmed: 1; 
Number Suspected: 1; 
Facility Type: Private Facility;