Florida Leads Country in EEE Cases

Florida continues to lead the United States in the number of cases of Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE), a mosquito-borne disease that had mortality rate of around 90% in horses.

As of Aug. 11, Florida had reported 48 cases. Other Southern states reporting cases

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Florida continues to lead the United States in the number of cases of Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE), a mosquito-borne disease that had mortality rate of around 90% in horses.

As of Aug. 11, Florida had reported 48 cases. Other Southern states reporting cases included Georgia (29), Mississippi (21), North Carolina (8), and Alabama (6).

Virginia reported four cases, Texas had three, and Minnesota had one.

In 2008, there were 185 equine cases of Eastern equine encephalitis reported from 15 states. Florida topped the year-end tally with 89 cases

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Erin Ryder is a former news editor of The Horse: Your Guide To Equine Health Care.

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