Day: October 8, 2004

Louisiana officials have confirmed at least 10 horses have died from Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE), and another 10 are believed to have had the mosquito-borne disease.

Planning to take equine animals to events, or transporting pack animals to Colorado or New Mexico for hunting? Due to the continuing Vesicular Stomatitis (VS) outbreak in Colorado and New Mexico, animals traveling into Colorado or New Mexico must have an examination by an accredited veterinarian prior to returning to Texas. The negative examination results by the Colorado or New Mexico veterinarian may be recorded on the certificate of veterinary inspection that accompanied the animal, if the certificate is still valid (less than 45 days old). Otherwise, a new certificate of veterinary inspection must be issued by