Cases of Potomac Horse Fever confirmed in 4 Tenn. Counties

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) — Tennessee’s state veterinarian is encouraging horse owners to get their horses vaccinated for Potomac Horse Fever after four cases were confirmed across the state, including in Northeast Tennessee.

The Department of Agriculture says cases have been confirmed in four horses in Hawkins, Robertson, Sullivan, and Wilson counties. The horse in Wilson County had to be euthanized.

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