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Jap Equine Encephalitis reported in central Wisconsin
Wisconsin’s first 2025 case of Jap Equine Encephalitis has been reported.
The Division of Agriculture, Commerce, and Shopper Safety says a five-month previous colt contracted the illness in Marathon County.
Each Jap Equine Encephalitis and West Nile Virus are carried by mosquitoes and can’t move instantly between horses and people.
The ag division says EEE and West Nile Virus (WNV) are viruses that may trigger irritation of the mind (encephalitis). Signs of EEE in horses embody altered mentation, impaired imaginative and prescient, head urgent, circling, incapacity to swallow, lack of coordination, seizures, and dying. Affected horses are sometimes discovered down and unable to rise. EEE is deadly in most horses displaying indicators of sickness. Equine homeowners ought to contact their veterinarian in the event that they observe any of those indicators.
Horse homeowners are suggested to maintain up with their animal’s vaccinations and take steps to restrict publicity to mosquitoes.
Wisconsin had ten circumstances of Jap Equine Encephalitis in 2024.
