Potomac Horse Fever

Adair, Bourbon Shelby and Fayette County, Kentucky

Alert ID: 1745

August 13, 2020

Confirmed Case(s): No Quarantine

Source: Kentucky Department of Agriculture

Number Confirmed: 10

Notes: The Kentucky Department of Agriculture has confirmed 10 cases of Potomac Horse Fever in the past several weeks. One case each in Adair and Shelby Counties, three cases in Bourbon County, five in Fayette County with note that one of the Fayette cases was a horse brought over from Indiana for treatment. Of the 10 cases, eight are reported as having survived the infection with the remaining two cases reported as deceased. Symptoms seen include elevated fevers, varying degrees of diarrhea, dehydration and low white cell counts.

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