Oklahoma promulgates a list of equine diseases that must be reported to Oklahoma Animal Industry Services. This list is periodically updated to reflect emerging health risks for the Oklahoma equine population. Veterinarians and/or horse owners must report any of these diseases upon a confirmed diagnosis:
- African Horse Sickness
- Contagious Equine Metritis
- Dourine
- Equine Encephalomyelitis (Eastern, Western, Venezuelan)*
- Equine Herpes Virus
- Equine Infectious Anemia
- Equine Piroplasmosis – Theileria and Babesia
- Equine Viral Arteritis
- Glanders (zoonoctic disease which can be spread between animals and people)
- Strangles – Streptococcus equi
To report any of the above, contact the Oklahoma Industry Animal Services by calling 405-522-6141 during normal office hours or 580-257-0254 after hours. To see a copy of the full document click here. reportdisease
Oklahoma Equine Law 