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Health Alert: WNV, EEE And EHM Cases In Ontario, Update On WNV Cases In Saskatchewan
veillance System (CAHSS) has issued the following equine health alerts and updates:
The Canadian Animal Health Sur-
West Nile Virus – Essex County, On- tario
ture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) received confirmation on Sept. 12, 2018 that a two-year-old un- vaccinated filly from Essex County tested positive for West Nile Virus (WNV). She became depressed, un- steady on her feet and had a tempera- ture of 102 F. She is gradually
The Ontario Ministry of Agricul-
responding to treatment. This is the second confirmed case of WNV infec- tion in 2018.
Eastern Equine Encephalitis – Re- gional Municipality of Niagara, On- tario
Encephalitis (EEE) from the Regional Municipality of Niagara were reported to OMAFRA on Sept. 12, 2018. Both horses were unvaccinated and had no travel history. One horse is recovering from depression and ataxia with sup- portive treatment. The other horse was euthanized following the development
Health Alert: Positive Case Of Equine Infectious Anemia Confirmed In Alberta
affected premises has been identified in the province of Alberta. Please note that the following information is in addition to what the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) already communicates to stake- holders which includes: • Notification to the relevant provincial vet- erinary service of any newly affected prem- ises • Monthly federally reportable disease up- dates on the CFIA website (10th of each month) which includes the number of af- fected premises as well as individual ani- mal cases • Communications with the owners or per- sons directly involved in the case, as out- lined in the current EIA program policy On September 29, 2018, a positive
EIA result was confirmed by the CFIA’s na- tional reference laboratory for a horse from a premises in the municipal district of Bon-
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An Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA)-
the Canadian Food Inspection Agency website.
CFIA to undertake actions at additional premises as outlined in the current program policy. More details on EIA may be found on
clinical signs compatible with EIA infec- tion. A CFIA investigation is underway and as per program policy, a quarantine has been placed on the infected animal and its on-premises contact animals. The quaran- tine will remain until all disease response activities have been completed, including follow-up testing and ordering the destruc- tion of positive cases. Trace-out activities may require the
nyville, Alberta. The horse had been sam- pled by an accredited veterinarian due to potential exposure to EIA. At the time, the animal was exhibiting
Two more cases of Eastern Equine
of sudden and severe neurological signs. The total number of EEE cases for 2018 is 10.
Equine Herpes Myeloencephalopa- thy - Simcoe County, Ontario
Cases of Equine Herpes Myeloen- cephalopathy (EHM) are ongoing in Ontario. For more information visit
http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca.
West Nile Virus - Saskatchewan For an update on WNV cases in
Saskatchewan surveillance
www.cahss.ca/surveillance/equine.
https://www.cahss.ca For more information on equine in Canada,
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