Kentucky

Equine Disease Alerts

Risk Assessment

Risk Level
🟡 Moderate
Isolated cases - monitor the situation
Cases (30 days)
1
Total Cases
36
Total Alerts
29

Disease Activity in Kentucky

Weekly case intensity by disease - Hover for details

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West Nile Virus shows peak activity in summer (Jul-Sep) with 87% of cases occurring during this period.

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Equine Health Resources

Official contacts and requirements for Kentucky

🩺State Veterinarian

Dr. Katie Flynn

State Veterinarian

502-573-0282

kystatevet@ky.gov

Official Website →

🚨Report a Disease

To report suspected equine diseases:

502-573-0282

Reportable Diseases Info →

📋Coggins Requirements

Coggins test required within 12 months for equines entering Kentucky. Required for all sales, shows, exhibitions, and boarding facilities.

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🔗Additional Resources

Kentucky Department of Agriculture

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Kentucky Horse Council

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Interstate Livestock

Find import requirements for all 50 states

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Recent Alerts in Kentucky

Equine Herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1)voluntary quarantine

Hopkins

Private Facility

1 cases
Dec 9, 2025
West Nile Virusactive

Christian

Private Facility

1 cases
Oct 29, 2025
Pigeon Feveractive

Woodford

1 cases
Oct 28, 2025
West Nile Virusactive

Carter

Private Facility

1 cases
Oct 14, 2025
West Nile Virusactive

Boyle

Private Facility

1 cases
Sep 24, 2025
West Nile Virusactive

Hopkins

Private Facility

1 cases
Sep 24, 2025
West Nile Virusactive

Lyon

Private Facility

1 cases
Sep 18, 2025
West Nile Virusactive

Grayson

Private Facility

1 cases
Sep 18, 2025
West Nile Virusactive

Fayette

Private Facility

1 cases
Sep 18, 2025
West Nile Virusactive

Taylor

Private Facility

1 cases
Sep 16, 2025
West Nile Virusactive

Grayson

Private Facility

1 cases
Sep 5, 2025
West Nile Virusactive

Bourbon

Private Facility

1 cases
Sep 5, 2025
West Nile Virusactive

Jessamine

Farm

1 cases
Aug 30, 2025
West Nile Virusactive

Mercer

Private Facility

1 cases
Aug 23, 2025
West Nile Virusactive

Lewis

Private Facility

1 cases
Aug 20, 2025
West Nile Virusactive

Webster

Private Facility

1 cases
Aug 16, 2025
Rabiesofficial quarantine

Garrard

Private Facility

1 cases
Jul 31, 2025
West Nile Virusactive

Boyle

Private Facility

1 cases
Jul 30, 2025
Pigeon Feveractive

Oldham

Farm

8 cases
Dec 23, 2024
West Nile Virusactive

Graves

Private Facility

1 cases
Oct 29, 2024
West Nile Virusactive

Lewis

Private Facility

1 cases
Oct 23, 2024
West Nile Virusactive

Crittenden

Private Facility

1 cases
Oct 18, 2024
West Nile Virusactive

Adair

Private Facility

1 cases
Sep 25, 2024
West Nile Virusactive

FLEMING COUNTY

Private Facility

1 cases
Sep 18, 2024
West Nile Virusactive

Logan

Private Facility

1 cases
Sep 13, 2024
West Nile Virusactive

Logan

Private Facility

1 cases
Aug 28, 2024
West Nile Virusactive

Allen

Private Facility

1 cases
Aug 21, 2024
West Nile Virusactive

LaRue

Private Facility

1 cases
Aug 8, 2024
West Nile Virusactive

Todd

Private Facility

1 cases
Aug 2, 2024