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Two horses in Atlantic County were diagnosed with the 2nd and 3rd reported cases in New Jersey in 2021 of a very serious mosquito borne illness known as Eastern Equine Encephalitis and have had to be put down as a result.
A 7-year-old alpaca in Camden County and a 2-year-old gelding horse in Ocean County are the fourth and fifth reported animal cases of Eastern Equine Encephalitis in New Jersey this year.