Salmonellosis

Loudoun, Virginia

February 5, 2026

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Confirmed Cases
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Suspected Cases
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Exposed
0
Euthanized

Alert Details

Facility Type
Equine Clinic
Quarantine Status
Official Quarantine
Data Source
University Clinician and State Veterinarian

Affected Horse Details

Horse 1

Age
27
Gender
Gelding
Breed
Draft-cross
Usage
Pleasure Riding
Status
Recovering
Clinical Signs: After several days of low-grade colic managed on the farm in Montgomery County, MD, the gelding was referred to an equine hospital in Loudoun County, VA where he underwent colic surgery for a colon displacement and impaction. Routine fecal culture submitted following surgery tested positive for salmonella.